Adam Randolph Powell v. J. Lynch, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADAM RANDOLPH POWELL, No. 2:21-cv-0782 DJC AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS J. LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 22, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss and served plaintiff via mail. ECF No. 37. Pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), plaintiff had twenty-one days from the date of service of the motion to file an opposition or statement of no opposition. However, plaintiff did not file an opposition. On July 22, 2025, the court informed plaintiff that pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), “[f]ailure of the responding party to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to granting the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions.” ECF No. 163 at 1. Plaintiff was warned that “[s]anctions include dismissal for failure to prosecute and for…