Daniel Antonio Garcia Diaz v. Joseph M. Hackbarth et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the pro se plaintiff's action without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court orders. The dismissal followed the plaintiff's failure to serve the amended complaint and failure to respond by the extended deadline to an order to show cause.

Holdings

1. The district court may dismiss an action without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court orders when the plaintiff fails to serve the defendants and fails to respond to an order to show cause by the court-ordered deadline.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court could dismiss the action sua sponte without prejudice for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court orders when Plaintiff failed to serve Defendants and failed to respond to an order to show cause.

Disposition

dismissed