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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMAUL LEE BAKER,

Petitioner,

v.

SUPERIOR COURTS OF CALIFORNIA,

et al.,

Respondents.

Case No. 2:24-cv-00476-JDP (HC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE 

DAYS

On February 23, 2024, I ordered petitioner to submit, within thirty days, either the $5 

filing fee or an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 9. To date, 

petitioner has done neither.

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

litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for petitioner’s failure to 

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

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

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his failure either to pay the filing fee or to submit an application for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis. Petitioner’s failure to respond to this order will constitute a failure to comply with a 

court order and will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. Accordingly, 

petitioner is ordered to show cause within twenty-one days why this case should not be dismissed 

for failure to pay the filing fee, failure to prosecute, and failure to comply with court orders. 

Should petitioner wish to continue with this action, he shall, within twenty-one days, either pay 

the $5 filing fee or submit a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The 

Clerk of Court is directed to send to petitioner the court’s form application for leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 16, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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