(PS) Gastelum v. Arbor Lodging Partners, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO GASTELUM, No. 2:22–cv–1689–TLN-KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER v. ARBOR LODGING PARTNERS, LLC, d/b/a PICCADILLY INN, 15 Defendant.

17 On June 28, 2023, the court ordered the parties to meet and confer within thirty days and 18 file a joint status report within fourteen days of meeting and conferring. (ECF No. 15.) On 19 August 14, 2023, defendant submitted a non-joint status reported stating that defendant attempted 20 to contact plaintiff to prepare a joint status report, but plaintiff did not respond. (ECF No. 16 at 21 1.) 22 A district court may impose sanctions, including involuntary dismissal of a plaintiff’s case 23 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), where that plaintiff fails to prosecute his or her 24 case, or fails to comply with the court’s orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the 25 court’s local rules. Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 26 (9th Cir. 2005) (stating that courts may dismiss an action pursuant to…