(HC) Dugger v. Brewer ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TIMOTHY DUGGER, Case No. 2:22-cv-02142-JDP (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 13 v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 14 D. BREWER, ECF No. 4 15 Respondent. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE 16 DAYS 17 18 19 On January 17, 2023, I screened petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, notified 20 him that it failed to state a viable claim, and granted him thirty days to file an amended petition. 21 ECF No. 4. To date, petitioner has not filed an amended petition. 22 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines and requires litigants to 23 meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for petitioner’s failure to prosecute or failure 24 to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. 25 U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he consensus among our sister circuits, 26 with which we agree, is that courts may dismiss under Rule 41(b) sua sponte, at least under 27 certain circumstances.”). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but the court has a duty to 28 administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v. 1 | Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. 2 Petitioner will be given an opportunity to explain why the court should not dismiss his 3 | case for failure to file an amended petition. Petitioner’s failure to respond to this order will 4 | constitute a failure to comply with a court order and will result in dismissal of this case. 5 | Accordingly, petitioner must show cause within twenty-one days of the date of entry of this order 6 | why the court should not dismiss his case for failure to prosecute and for failure to state a claim. 7 | Should petitioner wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall also file, within twenty-one days, an 8 || amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. i ( ie — Dated: _ April 5, 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