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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

BRANDON EUGENE HUNTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:22-cv-01520-JDP (PC)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS 

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE 

TO STATE A CLAIM

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE 

DAYS

On December 2, 2022, I screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint, notified him that it 

failed to state a claim, and gave him thirty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 8. To 

date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint.

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.

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

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 

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 state a claim. Should plaintiff wish 

to continue with this lawsuit, he shall file, within twenty-one days, an amended complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 20, 2023 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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