Unknown
(PC) Smith v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON SMITH, Case No. 2:21-cv-01917-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PAY THE FILING FEE,
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, AND FAILURE
UNKNOWN, TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS Defendant. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
DAYS
17 On October 19, 2021, I ordered plaintiff to submit, within thirty days, either the $402 filing fee or an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. To date, plaintiff has neither paid the required filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 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…