Newsom
(PC) Major v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW B. MAJOR, Case No. 1:21-cv-00707-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 14-DAY DEADLINE Defendants.
16 On May 1, 2021, the Court ordered Plaintiff, within 45 days, to submit a court-provided application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) or to pay the filing fee for this action in full. (Doc. 3.) Although more than the allowed time has passed, Plaintiff has not filed an IFP application, paid the filing fee, or otherwise responded to the Court’s order. The Local Rules, corresponding with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, provide that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” Local Rule 110. “District courts have inherent power…