Summary
The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed Karla Jenett Moore’s action without prejudice after she failed to file an amended complaint by the court-ordered deadline. The court found failure to comply with its order and failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), and directed the Clerk to close the case.
Holdings
- Dismissal without prejudice was appropriate because Plaintiff failed to comply with the court's order requiring an amended complaint by a specified deadline and failed to prosecute the action with reasonable diligence.
Questions Presented
- Whether the court should sua sponte dismiss the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) because Plaintiff failed to comply with the deadline for filing an amended complaint and failed to prosecute the case with reasonable diligence.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (5)
- Wolff v. California, 318 F.R.D. 627, 630 (C.D. Cal. 2016)(followed)
- Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 640–43 (9th Cir. 2002)(followed)
- Anderson v. Air W., Inc., 542 F.2d 522, 524 (9th Cir. 1976)(followed)
- Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53–54 (9th Cir. 1995)(followed)
- Sw. Marine Inc. v. Danzig, 217 F.3d 1128, 1138 (9th Cir. 2000)(followed)
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