(PS) Legardy v. Taco Bell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FLETCHER LEGARDY, Case No. 2:23-cv-01332-DJC-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 13 v. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

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14 TACO BELL, 15 Defendant. 16 17 On January 9, 2024, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that it failed to state 18 a claim. ECF No. 3. I granted him thirty days to file an amended complaint. To date, plaintiff 19 has not filed an amended complaint.1 20 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires 21 litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, 22 for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; 23 Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. 24 King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a 25 district court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid…