Burton v. Barnes, et al

Filing 34

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 12/19/13 ordering that within 21 days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall file either an opposition to the motion to dismiss or statement of no opposition. (Plummer, M) Modified on 12/19/2013 (Plummer, M).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HARRISON BURTON,

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No. 2:13-cv-169-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

RON BARNES, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. On November 26, 2013, defendant filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust

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administrative remedies and informed plaintiff of the requirements for opposing such a motion.

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b); Stratton v. Buck, 697 F.3d 1004, 1008 (9th Cir. 2012); Wyatt v.

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Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1115, 1120 n.15 (9th Cir. 2003). The time for acting has passed, and

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plaintiff has not filed an opposition or otherwise responded to the motion.

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In cases in which one party is incarcerated and proceeding without counsel, motions

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ordinarily are submitted on the record without oral argument. Local Rule 230(l). “Opposition, if

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any, to the granting of the motion shall be served and filed by the responding party not more than

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twenty-one (21), days after the date of service of the motion.” Id. A responding party’s failure

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“to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any

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opposition to the granting of the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions.” Id.
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Furthermore, a party’s failure to comply with any order or with the Local Rules “may be

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grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or

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within the inherent power of the Court.” Local Rule 110. The court may recommend that an

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action be dismissed with or without prejudice, as appropriate, if a party disobeys an order or the

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Local Rules. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1263 (9th Cir. 1992) (district court did not

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abuse discretion in dismissing pro se plaintiff’s complaint for failing to obey an order to re-file an

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amended complaint to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d

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1439, 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988) (dismissal for pro se plaintiff’s failure to comply with local rule

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regarding notice of change of address affirmed).

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, within 21 days of the date of this order,

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plaintiff shall file either an opposition to the motion to dismiss or a statement of no opposition.

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Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendations that this action be dismissed

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without prejudice.1

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Dated: December 19, 2013.

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Defendant did not respond to the court’s order directing defendant to complete and return the
form indicating either a consent to jurisdiction of the magistrate judge or request for reassignment
to a district judge. Accordingly, should plaintiff fail to comply, the clerk will be directed to
randomly assign this case to a district judge and findings and recommendations rather than an
order of dismissal will issue.
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