(PS) Smith v. City of Stockton
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERESA Y. SMITH, Case No. 2:22-cv-00408-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS
CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., Defendants. 16 On January 16, 2024, I screened plaintiff’s amended complaint and notified her that it failed to state a claim. ECF No. 9. I granted her thirty days to file an amended complaint and notified her that failure to do so would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires litigants to meet those 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.…