Baker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAHMARI BUTLER, Case No. 2:23-cv-00565-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. BAKER, et al., Defendants. 16 On March 24, 2023, plaintiff filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 1 & 2. I reviewed plaintiff’s application and his trust fund account, which showed an available balance of $10,261. See ECF No. 4. Before recommending that his application be denied, I issued an order to show cause on April 5, directing plaintiff to explain why he could not both pay the filing fee and still afford the necessitates of life. ECF No. 5. I warned plaintiff that failure to respond to that order could result in a recommendation that his application be denied. Plaintiff has failed to respond. 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…