Himes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK HIMES, Case No.: 20-cv-726 JAH (BGS)

Plaintiff,

REPORT AND

v. RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS

CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE

A. TAYLOR GARCIA, et al.,

Defendants.

16 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Roderick Himes has failed to comply with four Court orders, including an order to show cause why he should not be sanctioned and a second order to show cause why his case should not be dismissed. (ECF 15, 19, 21, and 22.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court recommends the case be DISMISSED without prejudice. II. BACKGROUND The Court issued an Order on January 22, 2021 setting an Early Neutral Evaluation and Case Management Conference for March 17, 2021. (ECF 14 at 1.) The Order required Plaintiff and Defendant A. Taylor Garcia to submit ENE statements. (Id. at 3.) The Order also required Plaintiff and Defendant to complete the Federal Rule of Civil 28 Procedure 26(f) conference…