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Parties Involved:
Chad Andre Christensen
Plaintiff
Sacramento County Sheriff Department
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAD ANDRE CHRISTENSEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF 

DEPARTMENT,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:24-cv-2088-JDP (P)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On November 8, 2024, I screened plaintiff’s complaint and notified him that it did not 

state a claim. ECF No. 5. I ordered him to file, within thirty days, either an amended complaint 

or a notice stating his intent to stand by his current complaint. Id. To date, plaintiff has not filed 

an amended complaint.

The court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 

power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal. Bautista v. Los Angeles Cnty., 

216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); see Local Rule 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to 

comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the 

Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.”). A court may dismiss 

an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure 

to comply with local rules. See Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) 

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(dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules). 

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

failure to file an amended complaint or advisement of his intent to not file an amended complaint. 

Plaintiff’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, plaintiff is ordered to 

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

prosecute, failure to comply with court orders, 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: December 19, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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