1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 ERIC ROJAS, Case No. 5:20-cv-07511-EJD 9 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY 10 Vv. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED 11 RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., et

12 Defendants. 13 Plaintiff Eric Rojas filed the present action on October 26, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to General Order 56, the parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was March 8, 2021 and IS Plaintiff’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was April 19, 2021. Dkt. No. 5. Plaintiff 16 did not file a notice of need for mediation, nor did he seek relief from the April 19 deadline. M7 The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 18 orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

, 629-33 19 (1962). Plaintiff is directed to file a written response to this order by July 2, 2021 and to appear 20 before the Court on July 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. and show cause why this action should not be 71 dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22 41(b). If Plaintiff fails to file a written response by July 2, 2021, the Court will dismiss the action 23 with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 |! Dated: May 24, 2021 5 GO 26 27 EDWARD J. DAVILA 98 United States District Judge