Burton
Burton v. Child Welfare Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARISSA BURTON, No. 2:24-cv-02000-DC-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER DISMISSING THIS ACTION DUE
TO PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO COMPLY
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, et al., WITH COURT ORDERS AND FAILURE TO
PROSECUTE
Defendants.
16 On October 31, 2024, the court issued an order directing Plaintiff to show cause, within seven days, “why this action should not be dismissed due to Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute and failure to obey court orders, including the Local Rules.” (Doc. No. 17.) Plaintiff’s deadline to respond to that order has now passed, and Plaintiff has not filed a response or a request for an extension of time in which to do so. In light of Plaintiff’s failure to timely respond to the order to show cause, repeated failures to meaningfully meet and confer with defense counsel as required (see Doc. No. 3 at 2; 11 at 2), and failure to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Defendants’ pending motion to 25 …