(HC) Garrett v. State of California et al, No. 2:2021cv01781 - Document 5 (E.D. Cal. 2021)

Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 12/02/21 RECOMMENDING that this action be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. Referred to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. Objections due within 14 days.(Plummer, M)

Download PDF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CAMEO LOREE GARRETT, 12 13 14 15 No. 2:21-CV-1781-KJM-DMC-P Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner, a pre-trial detainee proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 13, 2021, the Court directed Petitioner to 19 submit either a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis or the full filing fee 20 for this action within 30 days. Petitioner was warned that failure to comply may result in 21 dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. 22 See Local Rule 110. To date, Petitioner has failed to comply. 23 The Court must weigh five factors before imposing the harsh sanction of 24 dismissal. See Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000); Malone v. 25 U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987). Those factors are: (1) the public's 26 interest in expeditious resolution of litigation; (2) the court's need to manage its own docket; (3) 27 the risk of prejudice to opposing parties; (4) the public policy favoring disposition of cases on 28 their merits; and (5) the availability of less drastic sanctions. See id.; see also Ghazali v. Moran, 1 1 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995) (per curiam). A warning that the action may be dismissed as an 2 appropriate sanction is considered a less drastic alternative sufficient to satisfy the last factor. See 3 Malone, 833 F.2d at 132-33 & n.1. The sanction of dismissal for lack of prosecution is 4 appropriate where there has been unreasonable delay. See Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 5 1423 (9th Cir. 1986). Dismissal has also been held to be an appropriate sanction for failure to 6 comply with an order to file an amended complaint. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 7 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992). Having considered these factors, and in light of Petitioner’s failure to resolve the 8 9 fee status for this case as directed, the Court finds that dismissal of this action is appropriate. 10 Based on the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that this action be 11 dismissed, without prejudice, for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and 12 orders. 13 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District 14 Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 14 days 15 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 16 objections with the court. Responses to objections shall be filed within 14 days after service of 17 objections. Failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal. See 18 Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 19 20 Dated: December 2, 2021 ____________________________________ DENNIS M. COTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.