Madden

(PC) Hopper v. Madden

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 8, 20212:21-cv-00985California402 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOUGLAS LEE HOPPER, Case No. 2:21-cv-00985-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM

BRIAN KIBLER,

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE

Respondent. DAYS 16 On August 4, 2021, I screened petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, notified him that it failed to state claim, and granted him sixty days to file an amended petition. ECF No. 11. To date, petitioner has not filed an amended petition. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines and requires litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for petitioner’s failure to prosecute or failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among our sister circuits, with which we agree, is that courts may…

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