Gordon v. Welch et al

Filing 36

ORDER REQUIRING Plaintiff to File Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to Defendants' 30 Motion to Dismiss within Thirty Days signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 10/27/2010. Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition due by 11/30/2010. (Sant Agata, S)

(PC) Gordon v. Welch et al

Doc. 36

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On September 17, 2010, defendants Person, Smalley and Goree ("Defendants") filed a motion to dismiss. (Doc. 30.) Plaintiff was required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion within twenty-one days, but has not done so. Local Rule 230(l). Local Rule 230(l) provides that the failure to oppose a motion "may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion..." The court will deem any failure to oppose Defendants' motion to dismiss as a waiver, and recommend that the motion be granted on that basis. Failure to follow a district court's local rules is a proper grounds for dismissal. U.S. v. Warren, 601 F.2d 471, 474 (9th Cir. 1979). Thus, a court may dismiss an action for plaintiff's failure to oppose a motion to dismiss, where the applicable local rule determines that failure to oppose a motion will be deemed a waiver of opposition. See Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied 516 U.S. 838 (1995) (dismissal upheld even where plaintiff contends he did not receive motion to dismiss, where plaintiff had adequate notice, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JARROD GORDON, Plaintiff, v. WELCH, et al.,

1:08-cv-00305-LJO-GSA-PC ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS (Doc. 30.) Defendants. /

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P. 5(b), and time to file opposition); cf. Marshall v. Gates, 44 F.3d 722, 725 (9th Cir. 1995); Henry v. Gill Industries, Inc., 983 F.2d 943, 949-50 (9th Cir. 1993) (motion for summary judgment cannot be granted simply as a sanction for a local rules violation, without an appropriate exercise of discretion). Accordingly, within thirty days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion to dismiss filed by Defendants. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order, the Court will deem the failure to respond as a waiver, and recommend that the motion be granted on that basis.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6i0kij

October 27, 2010

/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE