(PC) Grubbs v. Sacramento County Jail et al

Filing 20

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 2/17/2021 ORDERING Plaintiff to show cause within 21 days why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders and ORDERING should Plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall filed, within 21 days, a third amended complaint. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY RANDALL GRUBBS,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 2:20-cv-01149-JDP (PC)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO STATE A CLAIM

SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al.,
Defendants.

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
DAYS

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On November 18, 2020, the court screened plaintiff’s second amended complaint and

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notified plaintiff that it failed to state a claim. ECF No. 19. Plaintiff was granted sixty days to
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file an amended complaint. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint.
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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 dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute

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or 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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Plaintiff will be given a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for

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his failure to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff’s failure to respond to this order will constitute

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a failure to comply with a court order and will result in a recommendation that this action be

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dismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show cause within twenty-one days why this case

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should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders. Should

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plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall file, within twenty-one days, a third amended

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complaint.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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February 17, 2021
JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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