Dewey Demetro, Jr. v.UNITED STATES

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 DEWEY DEMETRO, JR., Case № 2:24-cv-05519-ODW (RAOx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

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DISMISS [9]

14 UNITED STATES,

15 Defendant.

16 Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s 18 Complaint. (Mot. Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 9.) Because Plaintiff has 19 not filed an opposition, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Central District of California Local Rule 7-9 requires an opposing party to file 21 an opposition to any motion at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date designated 22 for hearing the motion. Additionally, Local Rule 7-12 provides that “[t]he failure to 23 file any required paper, or the failure to file it within the deadline, may be deemed 24 consent to the granting or denial of the motion.” See Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 25 54 (9th Cir. 1995) (upholding district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint based 26 on plaintiff’s failure to oppose motion as required by local rules). Prior to dismissing 27 an action pursuant…