TSANA-SAMBO v. HOLDER et al

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/16/2013.(lcckk3)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NATACHA TSANA-SAMBO,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No. 13-1175 (CKK)

ERIC HOLDER, United States Attorney
General, et al.
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(December 16, 2013)
On July 31, 2013, Plaintiff Natacha Tsana-Sambo commenced this action against multiple
United States Government officials in the United States Department of Justice and the Department
of Homeland Security to compel the Defendants to adjudicate her Form I-485 Application to Adjust
to Permanent Resident Status. On November 20, 2013, the Defendants filed a [13] Motion to
Dismiss, or in the alternative, for Summary Judgment. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7(b) and
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d), Plaintiff had a total of seventeen days, or until December 9,
2013, to file an opposition to Defendants’ Motion. Local Civil Rule 7(b) also placed Plaintiff on
notice that if a memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to a motion “is not filed within
the prescribed time, the Court may treat the motion as conceded.” Plaintiff, who has been
represented by counsel throughout these proceedings, failed to file an opposition to Defendants’
Motion. As of today, the docket reflects that Plaintiff has filed neither an opposition nor a motion
for an extension of time.

Based on the absence of a timely response by Plaintiff, the Court shall, in an exercise of its

discretion, treat the Defendants’ Motion as conceded. Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia,
117 F.3d 571, 577 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (“[T]he district court [may] rel[y] on the absence of a response
as a basis for treating a motion as conceded.”).

An appropriate Order accompanies this

Memorandum Opinion.
SO ORDERED.
/s/
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY
United States District Judge

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