Opinion
CASE No. 1:13-cv-00555-MJS
10-29-2013
FRANK VALLES, Plaintiff, v. MARK AGUILAR, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY
WITH COURT ORDER
(ECF No. 6)
FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
Plaintiff Frank Valles, a pre-trial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 17, 2013. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 4.)
The Court screened Plaintiff's Complaint and dismissed it on July 1, 2013 for failure to state a claim, but gave Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint by not later than August 1, 2013. (ECF No. 6.) The deadline has passed without Plaintiff filing an amended complaint or requesting an extension of time to do so.
Local Rule 110 provides that "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." District courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and "in the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, where appropriate . . . dismissal [of a case]." Thompson v. Housing Auth., 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). 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, e.g., Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53-54 (9th Cir. 1995) (dismissal for noncompliance with local rule); Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (dismissal for failure to comply with an order requiring amendment of complaint); Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) (dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules).
Plaintiff has not responded to the Court's Order requiring that he file an amended complaint by not later than August 1, 2013.
Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Within fourteen (14) days of service of this order, Plaintiff shall either show cause as to why his case should not be dismissed with prejudice for failure to comply with the Court's July 1, 2013 Order, or file an amended complaint; and
2. If Plaintiff fails to show cause or file an amended complaint, this action will be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim and failure to prosecute, subject to the "three strikes" provision set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090 (9th Cir. 2011). IT IS SO ORDERED.
Michael J. Seng
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE