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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ADAM RANDOLPH POWELL, No. 2:21-cv-0782 DJC AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 J. LYNCH, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 22, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss and served plaintiff via 19 mail. ECF No. 37. Pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), plaintiff had twenty-one days from the date of 20 service of the motion to file an opposition or statement of no opposition. However, plaintiff did 21 not file an opposition. 22 On July 22, 2025, the court informed plaintiff that pursuant to Local Rule 230(l), 23 “[f]ailure of the responding party to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may 24 be deemed a waiver of any opposition to granting the motion and may result in the imposition of 25 sanctions.” ECF No. 163 at 1. Plaintiff was warned that “[s]anctions include dismissal for failure 26 to prosecute and for…