Cooper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN McCLINTOCK, No. 2: 18-cv-0560 JAM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

T. COOPER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for sanctions (ECF No. 101) and defendants’ cross-motion for terminating sanctions (ECF No. 109.) For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is denied. The undersigned recommends that defendants’ motion for terminating sanctions be denied without prejudice. Legal Standard Both parties seek sanctions under the court’s inherent authority. “Federal courts possess certain ‘inherent powers,’ not conferred by rule or statute, ‘to manage their own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.’” Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger, 137 S. Ct. 1178, 1186 (2017) (quoting…