Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN COLLIN AUTRY, Case No. 2:22-cv-00554-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SCOTT JONES, et al., Defendants. 16 On October 3, 2023, I informed plaintiff that his second amended complaint was unsigned, see ECF No. 28, and that he would need to re-file a signed complaint within thirty days. ECF No. 29. To date, plaintiff has not filed a signed complaint or otherwise responded to the October 3, 2023 order. 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…