Patterson
(PC) Brown v. Patterson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FREDERICK BROWN, Case No. 2:21-cv-01271-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
MARY PATTERSON, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 On April 27, 2022, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint, notified him that it failed to state a claim, and gave him thirty days to file a second amended complaint. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint.1 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…