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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

LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

JALLA SOLTANIAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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

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

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

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

litigants to meet those 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); 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.

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

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 

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

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

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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

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

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

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

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

with court orders.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2025 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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