SWANSON v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, No. 1:2011cv01990 - Document 14 (D.D.C. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying final order issued separately this day. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 10/4/12.(ah)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RUTHIE MICHELLE SWANSON, Plaintiff, v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 11-1990 (BAH) MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendant moves to dismiss this action under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the grounds of sovereign immunity and mootness. United States Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 11. By Order of August 7, 2012, ECF No. 12, Plaintiff was advised about her obligation to respond to Defendant s motion by September 12, 2012, and the consequence of dismissal if she did not file a response. Plaintiff has neither filed a response nor requested additional time to do so. The Court therefore will grant Defendant s motion to dismiss as conceded and will dismiss this action. See LCvR 7(b) ( If [an opposing] memorandum is not filed within the prescribed time, the Court may treat the motion a conceded. ); Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia, 117 F.3d 571, 577 (D.C. Cir. 1997) ( Where the district court relies on the absence of a response as a basis for treating a motion as conceded, [the District of Columbia Circuit] honor[s] its enforcement of the local rule). A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. Beryl A. Howell /s/ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATE: October 4, 2012
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