Lane
(PC) Ponce v. Lane
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PABLO JESUS PONCE, Case No. 2:21-cv-00028-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS
BILL LANE, et al.
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On April 9, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to submit, within thirty days, either (1) the $402 filing fee or (2) an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis accompanied by his inmate trust account statement. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff has done neither. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir.…