(PC) Cross v. Doe 1 John-Jane
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YOHAN CROSS, Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO STATE A CLAIM
JOHN-JANE DOE #1, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On April 30, 2021, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that it failed to state a claim. ECF No. 9. I gave plaintiff sixty days to file an amended complaint. Id. To date, he has not done so. 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. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh…