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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK RAYMOND FRISBY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA CITY CORRECTIONAL 

FACILITY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01403-NONE-JDP

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS 

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, FAILURE 

TO PROSECUTE, AND FAILURE TO 

COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint was screened on February 26, 2020, and plaintiff 

was ordered to file an amended complaint within thirty days because he failed to state a claim. 

ECF No. 10. However, no response to the screening order or first amended complaint was ever 

filed.

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

litigants to meet those deadlines. When a plaintiff fails to comply with court-imposed 

deadlines, the court may dismiss the plaintiff’s case for failure to prosecute. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005) (“[T]he 

consensus among our sister circuits, with which we agree, is that courts may dismiss under Rule 

41(b) sua sponte, at least under certain circumstances.”). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh 

penalty, but the 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. 

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

dismissed for his failure to state a claim, failure to prosecute, and failure to comply with a court 

order. Plaintiff’s failure to respond to this order will constitute another failure to comply with a 

court order and will result in dismissal of this case. Accordingly, plaintiff must show cause 

within thirty days of the date of entry of this order why the court should not dismiss his case. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 204.

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