Masoumeh Sadeghi Mahonak v. Antony J. Blinken

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL

Case No. SACV 24-01443-FWS (DFMx) Date January 3, 2025 Title Masoumeh Sadeghi Mahonak et al v. Antony J. Blinken et al

PRESENT: HONORABLE FRED W. SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Melissa H. Kunig Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL FOR

LACK OF PROSECUTION

“[I}t is the plaintiff's responsibility to move a case toward a merits disposition.” Thomas v. Kernan, 2019 WL 8888200, at * (C.D. Cal. July 10, 2019) (citing Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 942 F.2d 648, 652 (9th Cir. 1991)). That includes ensuring that the parties comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). Here, the court issued the Order Setting Rule 26(f) Scheduling Conference, which stated that “[t]he Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be filed no later than seven (7) days after the parties meet and confer and fourteen…