RAMZI v. BLINKEN et al, No. 1:2023cv01696 - Document 4 (D.D.C. 2023)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION re Defendants' 3 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/13/23. (lcb)

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RAMZI v. BLINKEN et al Doc. 4 Case 1:23-cv-01696-TSC Document 4 Filed 09/13/23 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MONA RAMZI, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-cv-1696 (TSC) ANTONY BLINKEN et. al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Mona Ramzi seeks a writ of mandamus against Antony Blinken, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of State, as well as other United States Government officials, to compel action on her Diversity Visa Lottery application. See Compl., ECF No. 1. On August 21, 2023, Defendants moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), and Plaintiff has failed to respond to the motion within fourteen days, as required under Local Civil Rule 7(b). Thus, the court will exercise its discretion, treat the motion as conceded, and dismiss the Complaint without prejudice. If a party fails to oppose a motion to dismiss, “the Court may treat the motion as conceded.” Local Civ. R. 7(b). This case presents a “straightforward” example of that failure. Cohen v. Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of the D.C., 819 F.3d 476 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (quoting Fox v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 389 F.3d 1291, 1294 (D.C. Cir. 2004). Plaintiff’s opposition was due on September 4, 2023, but she has “failed to respond at all to the motion to dismiss” or otherwise remedy that failure by seeking an extension or leave to late file. Id. at 483–84. That alone warrants dismissal. Id. at 483. However, conscious of “the clear preference of the Federal Rules to resolve disputes on their merits,” id. at 482, the dismissal will be without prejudice. Page 1 of 2 Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:23-cv-01696-TSC Document 4 Filed 09/13/23 Page 2 of 2 A corresponding Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion. Date: September 13, 2023 Tanya S. Chutkan TANYA S. CHUTKAN United States District Judge Page 2 of 2

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