DEWITT JAMAR THOMAS v. MARIA VANEZUELA, et al.

E.D. California

DEWITT JAMAR THOMAS v. MARIA VANEZUELA, et al.

DecidedFebruary 24, 2026

Docket2:25-cv-02939

StatusUnknown

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DEWITT JAMAR THOMAS, Case No. 2:25-cv-2939-TLN-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 MARIA VANEZUELA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On December 19, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it for failure to 18 state a claim. ECF No. 3. I ordered plaintiff to file, within thirty days, either an amended 19 complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. To date, plaintiff has not complied 20 with that order. 21 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 22 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 23 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 24 comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the 25 Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss 26 an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure 27 to comply with local rules. See Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) 28 (dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules). ] I will give plaintiff a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for his 2 | failure to file an amended complaint. Plaintiffs failure to respond to this order will constitute 3 | another failure to comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action 4 | bedismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within fourteen days why this case 5 | should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, failure to comply with court orders, and failure to 6 | stateaclaim. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall file, within fourteen 7 | days, an amended complaint. 8 9 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _ February 23, 2026 q———_ 1] JEREMY D. PETERSON 1 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DEWITT JAMAR THOMAS, Case No. 2:25-cv-2939-TLN-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 MARIA VANEZUELA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On December 19, 2025, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and dismissed it for failure to 18 state a claim. ECF No. 3. I ordered plaintiff to file, within thirty days, either an amended 19 complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action. Id. To date, plaintiff has not complied 20 with that order. 21 The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 22 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 23 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 24 comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the 25 Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss 26 an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure 27 to comply with local rules. See Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) 28 (dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules). ] I will give plaintiff a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for his 2 | failure to file an amended complaint. Plaintiffs failure to respond to this order will constitute 3 | another failure to comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action 4 | bedismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within fourteen days why this case 5 | should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, failure to comply with court orders, and failure to 6 | stateaclaim. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall file, within fourteen 7 | days, an amended complaint. 8 9 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _ February 23, 2026 q———_ 1] JEREMY D. PETERSON 1 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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