Chanta Bob v. City of Long Beach

INTRODUCTION

17 On March 31, 2022, Defendants removed the above-entitled action from the 18 Los Angeles County Superior Court to the Central District on the grounds that, inter 19 alia, Plaintiff, a California resident proceeding pro per, alleged violations of the 20 Fourth Amendment and other federal questions in his complaint. [Dkt. 1.] On April 21 7, 2022, Defendants filed a partial Motion to Dismiss (the “Motion”) for failure to 22 state a claim for which relief can be granted. [Dkt. 7.] On April 20, 2022, the Court 23 ordered Plaintiff to file an Opposition to the Motion no later than April 29, 2022. 24 [Dkt. 11.] 25 Seven weeks passed without an Opposition or any other correspondence from 26 Plaintiff. Having heard nothing from Plaintiff since removal, on June 22, 2022, the 27 Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause, by July 12, 2022, why the Court should not 28 Case 2:22-cv-02127-JFW-GJS Document Filed 07/21/ Page 2 of Page ID #:110

dismiss this case for want of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil procedure 41(b). [Dkt. 12.] The Court alternatively advised Plaintiff that he could discharge the Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) by…