(PC) Zinda v. Amador County Sheriff Dept. ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PAUL ZINDA, Case No. 2:22-cv-01990-KJM-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 AMADOR COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On October 10, 2023, defendant filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 24. To date, plaintiff 18 has not filed a response.1 19 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 20 The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 21 or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 22 Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 23 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to administer 24 justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 25 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. 26 27 1 On October 30, 2023, the Amador County Sheriff’s Department filed a notice stating that plaintiff was released from custody on October 10, 2023. ECF No. 25. Plaintiff has not filed 28 a current address with the court as required by Local Rule 183(b). 1 I will give plaintiff a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for his 2 | failure to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss. 3 | Plaintiff's failure to respond to this order will constitute a failure to comply with a court order and 4 | will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to 5 | show cause within twenty-one days why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute 6 | and failure to comply with court orders. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he 7 | shall file, within twenty-one days, an opposition or statement of non-opposition to defendant’s 8 | motion to dismiss. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. ll ( 4 ie — Dated: _ November 20, 2023 Q_———— 12 JEREMY D. PETERSON B UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28