1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TOMMY BERNARD HENDERSON, Jr., Case No. 2:23-cv-01598-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

15 REHABILITATION, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 On November 2, 2023, I screened plaintiff’s amended complaint and notified him that it 19 did not state a cognizable claim. ECF No. 6. I granted him thirty days to file either an amended 20 complaint or an advisement indicating his intent to stand by his current one, subject to a 21 recommendation that it be dismissed. To date, plaintiff has done neither. 22 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 23 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 24 or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 25 Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 26 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer 27 justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 28 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. 1 I will give plaintiff a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for his 2 | failure to file an amended complaint or advisement of his intent to stand by his current complaint. 3 | Plaintiffs failure to respond to this order will constitute a failure to comply with a court order and 4 | will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to 5 | show cause within twenty-one days why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute 6 | and failure to comply with court orders. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he 7 | shall file, within twenty-one days, an amended complaint or advisement of his intent to stand by 8 | his current complaint. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. ( ie - Dated: _ January 16, 2024 Q_—— 12 JEREMY D. PETERSON 3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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