Ochoa v. Von Lintig
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- Michael M. Anello (author)
Analysis
Defendant Von Lintig moved to dismiss Plaintiff Ochoa's Eighth Amendment claim under Rule 12(b)(6) after Plaintiff failed to respond to the motion. The Court granted the motion and dismissed the action in its entirety without prejudice.
| What the court decided | The model |
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Grant Defendant Von Lintig's unopposed motion to dismiss Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim.“The Court GRANTS Defendant Von Lintig’s unopposed motion to dismiss.” | agree with court The court relied on the local rule permitting dismissal for failure to respond and the Ninth Circuit precedent allowing such dismissal. The record indicates the plaintiff was properly served and failed to respond or request an extension. The dismissal without prejudice is appropriate given the procedural basis. |
Dismiss the action in its entirety without prejudice.“Court DISMISSES this action in its entirety without prejudice.” | agree with court Since the sole defendant's claim was dismissed, the entire action is dismissed. The dismissal is without prejudice, allowing for potential refiling if the plaintiff cures the procedural defect or if the court finds merit upon a new filing. |
The order itself: sound — The order correctly applies the local rule and the cited Ninth Circuit precedent to grant the motion based on the plaintiff's failure to respond. The reasoning is concise but sufficient for a procedural dismissal based on consent/failure to respond.
Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BARRY ERNEST OCHOA, Case No.: 19cv346-MMA (JLB)
12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT 13 v. VON LINTIG’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS 14 VON LINTIG, 15 Defendant. [Doc. No. 20] 16 17 18 Plaintiff Barry Ernest Ochoa is a California state prisoner, proceeding pro se in this 19 civil rights action. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Von Lintig violated his Eighth 20 Amendment right to adequate medical care. See Doc. No. 14. Defendant Von Lintig 21 moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). 22 See Doc. No. 20. To date, Plaintiff has not responded to Defendant’s motion and the time 23 in which to do so has expired. See SD CivLR 7.1.e.2. For the reasons set forth below, 24 the Court GRANTS Defendant Von Lintig’s unopposed motion to dismiss. 25 DISCUSSION 26 Defendant Von Lintig moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s claim pursuant to Federal Rule 27 of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). See Doc. No. 20. Defendant Von Lintig properly served 28 Plaintiff with the motion to dismiss at his current address of record, as reflected by the 1 || California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections’ Public Inmate Locator System.! 2 || The motion was previously set for hearing on February 3, 2020. As such, Plaintiff's 3 ||response to the motion was due on or before January 21, 2020. See SD CivLR 7.1.e.2; 4 || Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)(C). To date, Plaintiff has not submitted a response brief, nor has 5 || he requested an extension of time in which to do so. 6 As set forth in this District’s Civil Local Rules, “[iJf an opposing party fails to file 7 ||the papers in the manner required by Civil Local Rule 7.1.e.2, that failure may constitute 8 ||a consent to the granting of a motion or other request for ruling by the court.” SD CivLR 9 ||7.1.f.3.c. The Ninth Circuit has held a district court may properly grant an unopposed 10 motion to dismiss pursuant to a local rule where the local rule permits, but does not 11 |/require, the granting of a motion for failure to respond. See generally, Ghazali v. Moran, 12 || 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995). The Court has the option of granting Defendant Von 13 || Lintig’s motion on the basis of Plaintiffs’ failure to respond, and it chooses to do so. 14 CONCLUSION 15 Based on the foregoing, the Court GRANTS Defendant Von Lintig’s motion to 16 |/dismiss Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim. Because Von Lintig is the sole defendant, 17 Court DISMISSES this action in its entirety without prejudice. The Court 18 || DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to enter judgement accordingly and close the case. 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 || DATE: February 11, 2020 Ltd ah Wl = □□ ls HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO United States District Judge 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 See https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/Details.aspx?7ID=AN2773 (last visited 2/11/2020).