Chapman
Chapman v. Chao
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 BYRON CHAPMAN, Case No. 5:20-cv-04662-EJD Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
Vv. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED NELSON CHAO, et al., Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Byron Chapman filed the present action on July 13, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff filed the summons return on August 6, 2020, and there has been no activity in the case since. a The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 17 || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 || (1962). Plaintiff is directed to file a written response to this order by July 2, 2021 and to appear before the Court on July 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. and show cause why this action should not be 20 || dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). If Plaintiff…