Summary
The document is a magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendation in Jana Williams’s action against Kristi Culver Kapetan and others. It recommends dismissal because Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court’s screening order and order to show cause, and failed to prosecute the case. The recommendation was issued for review by the assigned district judge, with twenty-one days allowed for objections.
Holdings
- A court may dismiss an action when a party fails to comply with court orders or fails to prosecute, and Plaintiff's failure to comply with both the screening order and the order to show cause warranted dismissal of the action.
Questions Presented
- Whether the action should be dismissed because Plaintiff failed to comply with the court's screening order.
- Whether the action should be dismissed for failure to prosecute.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (6)
- Thompson v. Housing Authority of L.A., 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986)(followed)
- Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992)(followed)
- Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987)(followed)
- Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986)(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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