(PC) Springfield v. CDCR
Trial Court Opinion
1 c 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIRON B. SPRINGFIELD, Case No. 2:23-cv-00594-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CDCR, et al., ECF No. 7 15 Defendants.
17 On September 20, 2023, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that only some of his claims were cognizable. ECF No. 7. I granted him thirty days to file either an amended complaint or an advisement indicating his intent to proceed only with the identified cognizable claims. To date, plaintiff has not filed a response to the September 20, 2023 order.
21 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines.
22 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 27 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.
28 Plaintiff will be given a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for | his failure to file either an amended complaint or advisement of his intent to proceed on the | identified cognizable claims. Plaintiffs failure to respond to this order will constitute a failure to | comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
4 | Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within twenty-one days why this case should not | be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. Should plaintiff | wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall file, within twenty-one days, an amended complaint or | advisement of his intent to proceed on the identified cognizable claims.
9 IT IS SO ORDERED.
10 ( 1 Ow — Dated: _ November 16, 2023 Q_———— 11 JEREMY D. PETERSON 0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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