(PC) Littleton v. County of Sacramento

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL LITTLETON, Case No. 2:22-cv-00567-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

13 v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM

14 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE

15 Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On October 11, 2022, I screened plaintiff’s complaint, notified him that it failed to state a 18 claim, and gave him thirty days to file an amended complaint.1 ECF No. 15. To date, plaintiff 19 has not filed an amended complaint. 20 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 21 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 22 or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 23 Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 24 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh…