Righthaven LLC v. Newman

Filing 22

ORDER granting 19 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Defendant Garry Newman terminated. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 7/22/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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RIGHTHAVEN LLC, a Nevada limitedliability company,

2:10-CV-1762 JCM (PAL)

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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GARRY NEWMAN, et al,,

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Defendants.

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ORDER
Presently before the court is defendant Garry Newman’s motion to dismiss for lack of
jurisdiction. (Doc. #19). To date, the plaintiff has not filed a response.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 7-2(b), an opposing party’s failure to file a timely response to any

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motion constitutes the party’s consent to the granting of the motion and is proper grounds for

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dismissal. U.S. v. Warren, 601 F.2d 471, 474 (9th Cir. 1979). However, prior to dismissal, the

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district court is required to weigh several factors: “(1) the public's interest in expeditious resolution

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of litigation; (2) the court's need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the defendants; (4)

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the public policy favoring disposition of cases of their merits; and (5) the availability of less drastic

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sanctions.” Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d

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1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)).

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

In light of the plaintiff’s failure to respond and weighing the factors identified in Ghazali,
the court finds dismissal appropriate.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that defendant’s motion to

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dismiss (doc. #19) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED without prejudice.
DATED July 22, 2011.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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