(PC) Howard v. Kings County Jail Sheriffs et al, No. 1:2015cv01647 - Document 10 (E.D. Cal. 2016)

Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS recommending dismissal of action for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief and failure to prosecute signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/18/2016. Referred to Judge Dale A. Drozd; Objections to F&R due by 5/23/2016.(Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CORDELL HOWARD, Case No. 1:15-cv-01647-DAD-SAB-PC 8 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM FOR RELIEF AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 9 v. 10 KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., 11 Defendants. (ECF NOs. 8, 9) 12 OBJECTIONS DUE IN THIRTY DAYS 13 14 Plaintiff Cordell Howard is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 15 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 16 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 17 On January 27, 2016, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s October 29, 2015, complaint for 18 failure to state a cognizable claim for relief and Plaintiff was granted thirty days to file an 19 amended complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). Plaintiff was warned that if he 20 failed to comply, this action would be dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim and 21 failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 8 at 6:13.) Plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint, and on 22 March 4, 2016, an order to show cause was entered, directing Plaintiff to show cause, within 23 thirty days, why this action should not be dismissed for his failure to comply with the January 24 27, 2016, order. (ECF No. 9.) More than thirty days have passed, and Plaintiff has not filed a 25 response to the order to show cause. 26 The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that 27 power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of this action. Bautista v. Los 28 Angeles Cnty., 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000). In determining whether to dismiss an action, 1 1 the Court must weigh “(1) the public’s interest in expeditious resolution of litigation; (2) the 2 court’s need to manage its own docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the defendants; (4) the public 3 policy of favoring disposition of cases on their merits; and (5) the availability of less drastic 4 sanctions.” In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Prod. Liab. Litig., 460 F.3d 1217, 1226 (9th Cir. 5 2006)(internal quotations and citations omitted). These factors guide a court in deciding what to 6 do, and are not conditions that must be met in order for a court to take action. Id. (citation 7 omitted). Based on Plaintiff’s failure to comply with or otherwise respond to the Court’s order, as a 8 9 result, there is no pleading on file which sets forth any claims upon which relief may be granted, 10 and the Court is left with no alternative but to dismiss the action for failure to state a cognizable 11 claim for relief. Id. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be 12 dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief, and failure to 13 prosecute. These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District 14 15 Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within 16 thirty (30) days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may file 17 written objections with the Court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate 18 Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections 19 within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 20 772 F.2d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014)(citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 21 1991)). 22 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 Dated: April 18, 2016 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27 28 2

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