Alana Dunn v. Quality Furniture

Dunn v. Quality Furniture · United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · September 19, 2025 · No. 1:25-cv-00912-JLT-BAM

Summary

The document contains findings and recommendations by a United States magistrate judge recommending dismissal without prejudice of Alana Dunn’s action against Quality Furniture. The recommendation is based on Dunn’s failure to pay the filing fee, submit a proper in forma pauperis application, comply with a court order, and prosecute the action.

Holdings

  1. A district court may dismiss an action, including without prejudice, when a party fails to prosecute, obey a court order, or comply with applicable local rules, pursuant to the court's inherent authority to control its docket and Local Rule 110.
  2. A civil action may not proceed unless the plaintiff submits the filing fee or a proper application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the action should be dismissed without prejudice because Plaintiff failed to obey the court's order requiring payment of the filing fee or submission of a proper in forma pauperis application.
  2. Whether Plaintiff's failure to comply with the court's order and failure to prosecute warranted dismissal under the court's inherent docket-management authority and applicable local rules.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (8)

  • Thompson v. Hous. Auth., 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986)(followed)
  • Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53-54 (9th Cir. 1995)(followed)
  • Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992)(followed)
  • Malone v. U.S. Postal Serv., 833 F.2d 128, 130-33 (9th Cir. 1987)(followed)
  • Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)(followed)
  • In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, 460 F.3d 1217, 1226 (9th Cir. 2006)(followed)
  • Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014)(followed)
  • Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)(followed)

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