Ward-Peterson
Ward-Peterson v. J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMBERLY WARD-PETERSON, et al., No. 2:18-cv-00567-DAD-SCR Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DISMISSING ACTION DUE TO
PLAINTIFFS’ FAILURE TO OBEY COURT
J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., ORDERS AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE Defendant. 16 On August 7, 2024, the court issued an order directing plaintiffs to show cause, in writing no later than August 14, 2024, “why this action should not be dismissed due to plaintiffs’ failure to prosecute this action.” (Doc. No. 25.) Therein, plaintiffs were cautioned that their “failure to timely respond to this order will result in dismissal of this action.” (Id.) Plaintiffs’ deadline to respond to that order has now passed, and plaintiffs have not filed a response or otherwise communicated with the court. In light of plaintiffs’ repeated failures to timely respond to orders of this court (see Doc. Nos. 19, 21, 25), it appears that plaintiffs no longer wish to prosecute this action but rather have abandoned the…