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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

CYMEYON HILL,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFF LYNCH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:22-cv-00342-TLN-JDP (PC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE 

DAYS

On March 15, 2024, defendants filed a motion to compel. ECF No. 39. To date, plaintiff 

has not filed a response.

To manage its docket effectively, the court requires litigants to meet certain deadlines. 

The court may impose sanctions, including dismissing a case, for failure to comply with its orders 

or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); E.D. Cal. L.R. 110; Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. 

Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 

1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh penalty, but a district 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.

I will give plaintiff a chance to explain why the court should not dismiss the case for his 

failure to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to defendants’ motion. Plaintiff’s 

failure to respond to this order will constitute a failure to comply with a court order and will result 

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in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, plaintiff is ordered to show 

cause within twenty-one days why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and 

failure to comply with court orders. Should plaintiff wish to continue with this lawsuit, he shall 

file, within twenty-one days, an opposition or statement of non-opposition to defendants’ motion.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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