Williams v. County of San Mateo

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 2, 20205:20-cv-03801California223 words

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 8 RICKEY WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-03801-VKD 9 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

10 v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED

11 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al., Defendants.

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v 14 Plaintiff Rickey Williams filed this action on June 9, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. The Court granted O 15 || Mr. Williams’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and screened his complaint pursuant to 16 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). Dkt. No. 6. The Court ordered Mr. Williams to file an amended complaint

17 by June 29, 2020, but he has not done so. Nor has Mr. Williams filed his consent or declination to

18 || magistrate judge jurisdiction as directed. 19 The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 20 || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 21 (1962). 22 Accordingly, Mr. Williams is directed to file a written…

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