(PC) Tri v. Gutierrez

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LY TRI, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00836 SKO (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING 13 v. WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO OBEY 14 C. GUTIERREZ, et al., COURT ORDERS

15 Defendants. 21-DAY DEADLINE

17 18 Plaintiff Ly Tri is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 19 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds against Defendant Gutierrez for a violation of the First 20 Amendment and against Defendant McNutt for a violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth 21 Amendments. 22 On July 26, 2023, Defendant McNutt filed a motion to dismiss based upon a lack of 23 subject matter jurisdiction. (See Doc. 16.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), Plaintiff’s opposition or 24 statement of non-opposition to the motion was to be filed “not more than twenty-one (21) days 25 after the date of service of the motion.”1 Although more than 21 days have passed, Plaintiff has 26 failed to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendant’s motion. 27 1 Defendant McNutt’s motion advised Plaintiff his written opposition to the motion “must be filed not more than twenty-one days after the date of service of the Motion, plus three days, if service is by mail.” 1 The Local Rules, corresponding with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, provide, 2 “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for 3 the imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” 4 Local Rule 110. “District courts have inherent power to control their dockets” and, in exercising 5 that power, may impose sanctions, including dismissal of an action. Thompson v. Housing Auth., 6 City of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). A court may dismiss an action based on a 7 party’s failure to prosecute an action, obey a court order, or comply with local rules. See, e.g., 8 Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (dismissal for failure to comply with a 9 court order to amend a complaint); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130-31 (9th Cir. 10 1987) (dismissal for failure to comply with a court order); Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 11 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) (dismissal for failure to prosecute and to comply with local rules). 12 Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause in writing, within 21 days of 13 the date of service of this order, why this action should not be dismissed for his failure to comply 14 with the Court’s orders and the Local Rules. Alternatively, within that same time, Plaintiff may 15 file his opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion to dismiss for a lack of subject 16 matter jurisdiction filed by Defendant McNutt. 17 Failure to comply with this order may result in a recommendation that this action be 18 dismissed for a failure to obey Court orders. 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. 20

21 Dated: August 23, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto . UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 22

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