(PC) Ellis v. County of El Dorado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER JON ELLIS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00823-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al., Defendants. 16 On February 23, 2023, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that he may either proceed only with his excessive force claim against defendant Litzius or delay service and file another amended complaint. ECF No. 20. I granted him thirty days to comply. To date, plaintiff has not filed a response. To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; 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 a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and…