Morales v. Bank of America, NA et al

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ORDER Requiring Response to Motion to Dismiss Complaint: Plaintiffs shall file an opposition to defendants 7 motion to dismiss or a statement that the he does not oppose the motion on or before September 3, 2010. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that failure to comply with this Order shall result in an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed upon plaintiffs and/or their counsel. Signed by Judge M. James Lorenz on 8/26/2010.(mjj)

-WVG Morales v. Bank of America, NA et al

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FRANCISCO ALBERTO MORALES, 12 13 v. 14 BANK OF AMERICA, et al., 15 16 17 Defendants. Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 10cv202 L(WVG) ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff filed his complaint on January 26, 2010. The served defendants filed a motion to

18 dismiss the complaint. Instead of responding to the motion to dismiss, plaintiff timely filed an 19 amended complaint. On June 11, 2010, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended 20 complaint [doc. #7] that was set for hearing on August 2, 2010. Although represented by 21 counsel, plaintiff has not filed an opposition to the motion. 22 23 24 25 Failure to file an opposition is addressed in Civil Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c): Unless otherwise provided by rule or court order, a party opposing a motion, or other request for ruling by the court must file a written opposition. If such party chooses not to oppose the motion, the party must file a written statement that the party does not oppose the motion or other request for ruling by the court.

26 Civ. L.R. 7.1(f)(3)(c) (emphasis added). This Rule was designed to relieve the Court of the 27 burden of reviewing the merits of a motion without full briefing. Such a review requires a 28 significant amount of scarce judicial time.
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Civil Local Rule 83.1 provides for sanctions for noncompliance with the Local Rules: Failure of counsel or of any party to comply with these rules, with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Criminal Procedure, or with any order of the court may be gound for imposition by the court of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or rule or within the inherent power of the court, including, without limitation, dismissal of any actions, entry of default, finding of contempt, imposition of monetary sanctions or attorneys' fees and costs, and other lesser sanctions. CIV. L. R. 83.1(a). Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs shall file an opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss or a statement that the he does not oppose the motion on or before September 3, 2010. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that failure to comply with this Order shall result in an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed upon plaintiffs and/or their counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: August 26, 2010 M. James Lorenz United States District Court Judge COPY TO:

HON. WILLIAM V. GALLO 18 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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