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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KWESI MUHAMMAD, Case No. 2:23-cv-00756-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

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REHABILITATION, Defendant. 17 On December 13, 2023, I granted defendant’s motion to dismiss in part and ordered plaintiff to file an amended complaint within thirty days. ECF No. 11. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. 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 avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v.…