(PC) Cortinas v. Soltanian et al

Filing 150

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 1/6/2025 ORDERING, by no later than 1/27/2025, plaintiff shall file a status report in accordance with the court's 11/13/2024 order. Plaintiff shall show cause, by no later than 1/27/2025, why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to comply with the court's 11/13/2025 order. (Deputy Clerk KLY)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS,

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Case No. 2:20-cv-1067-DAD-JDP (P)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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JALLA SOLTANIAN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On November 13, 2023, the court issued an order directing the parties to file status reports

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by no later than December 13, 2024. ECF No. 147. Defendants timely submitted a status report.

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ECF Nos. 148 & 149. Plaintiff, however, failed to file his own status report.

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To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires

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litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case,

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for failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Hells Canyon Pres.

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Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439,

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1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district court has a duty to

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administer justice expeditiously and avoid needless burden for the parties. See Pagtalunan v.

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Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.

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The court will give plaintiff the opportunity to explain why sanctions should not be

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imposed for failure to file a status report. Plaintiff’s failure to respond to this order will constitute
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another failure to comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action

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be dismissed. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall also file a status report

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as required by the court’s November 13, 2024 within twenty-one days.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. By no later than January 27, 2025, plaintiff shall file a status report in accordance with

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the court’s November 13, 2024 order. See ECF No. 147.
2. Plaintiff shall show cause, by no later than January 27, 2025, why sanctions should not

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be imposed for failure to comply with the court’s November 13, 2024 order.

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3. Failure to comply with this order will result in the imposition of sanctions, including a

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recommendation that this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution and for failure to comply

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with court orders.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 6, 2025

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JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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