Sanchez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 20-cv-08078-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

v. DISMISSED

J XAVIER SANCHEZ, Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the present action on November 17, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to General Order 56 and the parties’ stipulation, the last day to conduct a joint site inspection was February 25, 2021. Dkt. No. 14. On April 1, 2021 the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline to file a notice of need for mediation. See Dkt. Nos. 17, 18. Plaintiff’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was April 19, 2021. Dkt. No. 18. Plaintiff did not file a notice of need for mediation, nor did Plaintiff seek relief from the April 19, 2021 deadline. The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash…