(PS) Poston v. Nevada County, No. 2:2010cv01349 - Document 16 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/18/10: ORDERING that the hearing date of October 27, 2010 on defendants' motions to dismiss 12 and 14 , is vacated. RECOMMENDING that this action be dismissed. Defendants' motions to dismiss be denied as moot and the Clerk of Court be directed to close this case. Objections to F&R due within fourteen days. (Kaminski, H)

Download PDF

(PS) Poston v. Nevada County Doc. 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVE POSTON, 11 12 13 14 15 Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-1349 JAM EFB PS vs. ROBERT TAMIETTI; JASON JONES; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY PATROL; ERIC WAGNER; KEITH ROYAL; DONALD E. LOWN, JR.; TAMARA ZUROMSKIS; CLIFFORD NEWELL; ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 16 17 Defendants. _________________________________/ 18 This case, in which plaintiff is proceeding pro se, is before the undersigned pursuant to 19 Eastern District of California Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On June 28, 20 2010, defendants County of Nevada, Clifford Newell, Jason Jones, Tamara Zuromskis, Donald 21 Lown, Jr., and Keith Royal’s (the “County defendants”) filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s 22 complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), Dckt. 23 No. 4, and on June 29, 1010, defendant Robert Tamietti filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to 24 Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), Dckt. No. 6. On July 27, 2010, the assigned district judge related 25 this action to two other cases in this district; reassigned this action to the undersigned; and 26 vacated all dates then set in the action. Dckt. No. 11. Thereafter, on August 6 and August 10, 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2010, defendants re-noticed their motions for hearing on September 15, 2010 before the 2 undersigned. Dckt. Nos. 12, 14. 3 On September 9, 2010, because plaintiff had not filed either an opposition or a statement 4 of non-opposition to the motions, the undersigned continued the hearing on the motions to 5 October 27, 2010; ordered plaintiff to show cause, in writing, no later than October 13, 2010, 6 why sanctions should not be imposed for his failure to timely file an opposition or a statement of 7 non-opposition to the pending motions; and directed plaintiff to file an opposition to the motions, 8 or a statement of non-opposition thereto, no later than October 13, 2010. Dckt. No. 15. The 9 undersigned further stated that “[f]ailure of plaintiff to file an opposition will be deemed a 10 statement of non-opposition to the pending motions, and may result in a recommendation that 11 this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).” Id. 12 Although the deadlines have now passed, the court docket reflects that plaintiff has not 13 filed a response to the order to show cause, an opposition to defendants’ motions, or a statement 14 of non-opposition to the motions. In light of plaintiff’s failures, the undersigned will recommend 15 that this action be dismissed for failure to prosecute and that defendants’ motions to dismiss be 16 denied as moot. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); L.R. 110. 17 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing date of October 27, 2010 on 18 defendants’ motions to dismiss, Dckt. Nos. 12 and 14, is vacated. 19 Further, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 20 1. This action be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), based on 21 plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the action; 22 2. Defendants’ motions to dismiss, Dckt. Nos. 12 and 14, be denied as moot; and 23 3. The Clerk of Court be directed to close this case. 24 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 25 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 26 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 2 1 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 2 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections 3 within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. 4 Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 5 DATED: October 18, 2010. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 3

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.