1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SCOTT JOHNSON, 8 Case No. 5:20-cv-08730-EJD Plaintiff, 9 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY Vv. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE 10 DISMISSED A & V PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, 1] LLC, et al., a 12 Defendants.

13 Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the present action on December 10, 2020. Dkt. No. 1.

14 Defendants answered on January 14, 2021, and there has been no activity in the case since. 15 The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the a 16 || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link y. Wabash R.R. Co.,

, 629-33

17 (1962). Plaintiff is directed to file a written response to this order by July 2, 2021 and to appear

Z 18 before the Court on July 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. and show cause why this action should not be 19 dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20 41(b). If Plaintiff fails to file a written response by July 2, 2021, the Court will dismiss the action 21 with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 22 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 Dated: May 24, 2021

EDWARD J. DAVILA 26 United States District Judge 27 28 || Case No.: 5:20-cv-08730-EJD ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED