Covello
(PC) Merced v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN AUTILANO MERCED Jr., Case No. 2:21-cv-01405-WBS-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL RULES
PATRICK COVELLO, et al.,
RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
Defendants. DAYS 16 On January 18, 2023, defendant filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 35. To date, plaintiff has not filed a response to defendant’s motion. In cases where a party is incarcerated and proceeding without counsel, a responding party is required to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition not more twenty-one days after the date the motion is served. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(l). Failure “to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions.” Id. To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to…