Williams v. County of San Mateo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 RICKEY WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-03801-VKD Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
DISMISSED
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al., Defendants.
v Plaintiff Rickey Williams filed this action on June 9, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. The Court granted O || Mr. Williams’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and screened his complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). Dkt. No. 6. The Court ordered Mr. Williams to file an amended complaint
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. The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 (1962). Accordingly, Mr. Williams is directed to file a written…