Sergent
(PC) Brown v. Sergent
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
c 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SKYLER R. BROWN, Case No. 2:23-cv-01827-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. S. SERGENT, Defendant. 16 On November 2, 2023, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified her that only one of her claims were cognizable. ECF No. 6. I granted her thirty days to file either an amended complaint or an advisement indicating her intent to proceed only with the identified cognizable claims. To date, plaintiff has not filed a response to the November 2, 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…