(PC) Hill v. Eslick

Opinion

MICHAEL ALAN DEAN HILL Case No. 2:25-cv-0748-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE JONATHAN ESLICK, et al., Defendants. On March 13, 2025, I ordered plaintiff to submit within thirty days either the required filing fee or a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. To date, plaintiff has not complied with that order.1 To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissal of a case, for failure to comply with court orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council

1 On March 27, 2025, plaintiff filed a declaration directed at this action, as well as at five other actions he has pending in the Eastern District. ECF No. 5. In this filing, plaintiff states that the court is ignoring his complaints and requests for injunctive relief. However, it is plaintiff’s obligation to pay the filing fee or be granted in forma pauperis status before the court can consider his complaint. 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 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. Plaintiff will be given a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss his case based on his failure to either pay the filing fee or submit a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiffs failure to respond to this order will constitute another failure to comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within twenty-one days why this case should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee, failure to prosecute, and failure to comply with court orders. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this action, he must, within twenty-one days, either pay the required filing fee or submit a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Clerk of Court is directed to send to plaintiff the court’s form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ( 1 Sy — Dated: _ April 29, 2025 Q——— JEREMY D. PETERSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE