(PC) Zinda v. Amador County Sheriff Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL ZINDA, Case No. 2:22-cv-01990-KJM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AMADOR COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On October 10, 2023, defendant filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 24. To date, plaintiff 18 has not filed a response.1 19 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 20 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 21 or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 22 Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 23 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer 24 justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 25 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.

1 On October 30, 2023, the Amador County Sheriff’s Department…