(PC) James v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00713-KJM-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
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On June 22, 2021, I screened plaintiff’s complaint, notified him that it failed to state a claim, and gave him sixty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 8. I subsequently granted plaintiff an extension until September 30, 2021, to file his amended complaint. ECF No. 12. Despite that extension, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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.…