Miguel Hernandez v. Steve Porretta, et al.

Hernandez v. Porretta · United States District Court for the Central District of California · July 14, 2025 · No. SA CV 25-00407-DFM

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with a court order. The court concluded that the relevant factors favored dismissal after Plaintiff failed to properly respond to an order to show cause or pursue default-related remedies.

Holdings

  1. A district court may exercise its inherent docket-control authority to impose sanctions, including dismissal, when a plaintiff fails to prosecute the action or comply with a court order.
  2. Dismissal without prejudice was warranted because the Pagtalunan factors, considered together, favored dismissal.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the action should be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with the court's order to show cause.
  2. Whether the relevant five-factor dismissal analysis favored dismissal without prejudice.

Disposition

dismissed

Cases Cited (8)

  • Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d 272, 273 (9th Cir.)(followed)
  • Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir.)(followed)
  • Yourish v. California Amplifier, 191 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir.)(followed)
  • In re Eisen, 31 F.3d 1447, 1452 (9th Cir.)(followed)
  • Ewing v. Ruano, No. 09-8471, 2012 WL 2138159, at *2 (C.D. Cal. June 12, 2012)(followed)
  • Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 942 F.2d 648, 652 (9th Cir.)(followed)
  • Yong Koo v. Portillo, No. 19-6318, 2020 WL 10313717, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2020)(followed)
  • Kyu Hwa Back v. Jose Gonzalez, No. 19-8974, 2020 WL 4018813, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 18, 2020)(followed)

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