Murrin, Jr. v. King et al

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION for Failure to Prosecute and Comply With a Court Order signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 3/22/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DOUGLAS LYN MURRIN, JR., 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 E. KING, et al., 15 16 17 Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:16-cv-01331-SAB (PC) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER Plaintiff Edwin Garcia is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of 19 the United States Magistrate Judge on September 19, 2016. Local Rule 302. 20 On February 16, 2017, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause within thirty days why the 21 action should not be dismissed as barred by the applicable statute of limitations and failure to comply 22 with Rules 18 and 20 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff was warned that the failure to 23 comply with the order would result in dismissal. More than thirty days have passed and Plaintiff has 24 not complied with or otherwise responded to the order. 25 The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, 26 impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of the action. 27 County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000). In determining whether to dismiss an action for failure to 28 comply with a pretrial order, the Court must weigh: (1) the public’s interest in expeditious resolution 1 Bautista v. Los Angeles 1 of litigation; (2) the court’s need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the defendants; (4) 2 the public policy favoring disposition of cases on their merits; and (5) the availability of less drastic 3 sanctions. In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, 460 F.3d 1217, 1226 (9th 4 Cir. 2006) (quotation marks and citation omitted). These factors guide a court in deciding what to do 5 and are not conditions that must be met in order for a court to take action. In re PPA, 460 F.3d at 1226 6 (citation omitted). 7 In this case, two factors weigh against dismissal while three factors weigh in favor of 8 dismissal. Yourish v. California Amplifier, 191 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir. 1999). There is no discernible 9 prejudice to the defendants at this early stage in the proceedings, and public policy always favors 10 disposition on the merits. In re PPA, 460 F.3d at 1227-28; Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642- 11 43 (9th Cir. 2002); Yourish, 191 F.3d at 991-92. 12 expeditious resolution of litigation always favors dismissal; the Court’s ability to manage its docket 13 and guide cases toward resolution is significantly compromised by noncompliance with orders; and 14 there are no alternative sanctions which are satisfactory given that Plaintiff is proceeding in forma 15 pauperis and this action cannot proceed any further absent his compliance with the order. In re PPA, 16 460 F.3d at 1227-29; Pagtalunan, 291 F.3d at 642-43; Yourish, 191 F.3d at 990-92. Accordingly, this action is HEREBY ORDERED DISMISSED for Plaintiff’s failure to 17 18 On the other hand, the public’s interest in prosecute and comply with a court order. 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 Dated: 22 March 22, 2017 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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