Fan
Lingling Fan v. California University - Silicon Valley, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 LINGLING FAN, Case No. 25-cv-07860-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. REGARDING FAILURE TO
PROSECUTE
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY - SILICON VALLEY, et al., 12 Defendants.
13 On November 3, 2025, the Court issued an order screening Ms. Fan’s complaint, staying service of process, and giving Ms. Fan leave to file an amended complaint by November 21, 2025. Dkt. No. 15. The order stated that “[i]f Ms. Fan does not file an amended complaint in time, or if the amended complaint fails to cure all defects described above, the Court may issue an order reassigning the case to a district judge with a recommendation that the complaint be dismissed in whole or in part.” Id. at 6. The November 21, 2025 deadline has passed, and the docket indicates that Ms. Fan has not filed an amended complaint. The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the orderly…