1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 FREDERICK MARANAN, Case No. 5:23-cv-02584 EJD 9 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE 10 v. DISMISSED 11 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., 2 Defendant.

13 14 Plaintiff Frederick Maranan filed the present action on May 25, 2023. ECF No. 1. On July 3 15 || 20, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff's Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw as Attorney and deferred a 16 || the hearing and argument related to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. The Court set a status 2 17 || conference for August 24, 2023. Z 18 The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 19 || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

, 629-33 20 || (1962). Plaintiff directed to file a written response to this order by September 28, 2023, and to 21 appear before the Court on October 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and show cause why this action should 22 || not be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 23 Procedure 41(b). If Plaintiff fails to file a written response by the above deadline, the Court will 24 || dismiss the action with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 || Dated: August 24, 2023 EDWARD J. DAVILA 27 United States District Judge 28 Case No.: 23-cv-02584-EJD OSC WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED