Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES WINDHAM, Case No. 2:22-cv-01931-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, et al., Defendants. 16 On December 21, 2022, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that his claims were not cognizable. ECF No. 12. I granted him thirty days to file either an amended complaint or an advisement indicating his intent to stand by his current complaint, subject to a recommendation that it be dismissed. To date, plaintiff has not responded. 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…