Baston v. Yett, et al.
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ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to File Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss within Fourteen Days signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 08/31/2017. (Flores, E)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ELGAN BASTON,
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v.
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Case No. 1:16-cv-01564-LJO-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE
OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS
EDWARD M. YETT, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Elgan Baston ("Plaintiff") is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma
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pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 31, 2017, defendants
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filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 18). Plaintiff was required to file an opposition or a
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statement of non-opposition to the motion within twenty-one days (Local Rule 230(l)), but did not
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do so.
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Local Rule 230(l) provides that the failure to oppose a motion “may be deemed a waiver
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of any opposition to the granting of the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions.”
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However, the Court will give Plaintiff an additional thirty days to file an opposition or statement
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of non-opposition to the motion to dismiss. The Court will deem any failure to oppose the motion
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to dismiss as a waiver of any opposition, and may recommend that the motion be granted on that
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basis.
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Failure to follow a district court’s local rules is a proper ground for dismissal. U.S. v.
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Warren, 601 F.2d 471, 474 (9th Cir. 1979). Thus, a Court may dismiss an action for a plaintiff’s
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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. P.
5(b), and time to file opposition); cf. Heinemann v. Satterberg, 731 F.3d 914, 916 (9th Cir. 2013)
(holding that a motion for summary judgment cannot be granted based on a failure to file
opposition, regardless of any local rule to the contrary).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Within fourteen days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file an
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opposition or statement of non-opposition to the motion to dismiss; and
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2. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order, the Court will deem the failure to
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respond as a waiver of any opposition and may recommend that the motion to
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dismiss be granted on that basis. Additionally, the Court may recommend that this
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case be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with a court order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
August 31, 2017
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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