Jannings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANNINGS, Case No. 23-cv-01735-HSG Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Vv. Re: Dkt. No. 13 PG&E CORPORATION, Defendant. On August 24, 2023, pro se Appellant Spiro Jannings filed a Motion for Expansion of |} Time. Dkt. No. 11. The Court granted the motion and Appellant’s principal brief was due || September 5, 2023. Dkt. No. 13. Plaintiff failed to file his brief. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) provides that where a “plaintiff fails to prosecute or || to comply with these rules or a court order, a defendant may move to dismiss the action or any 17 || claim against it.” But a defendant need not file a motion in order for a district court to dismiss a |} case under Rule 41(b), given the Supreme Court’s statement that “[t]he authority of a court to || dismiss sua sponte for lack of prosecution has generally been considered an ‘inherent power,’ 20 ||…