Jon Dickenson v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:22-cv-00745-JGB-SHK Document Filed 10/25/ Page lof2 Page ID #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. EDCV 22-745 JGB (SHKx) Date October 25, 2022 Title Jon Dickenson v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
Present: The Honorable JESUS G. BERNAL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
___MAYNORGALVEZ _____NotReported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: Order to Show Cause (INCHAMBERS)
On April 29, 2022, Defendant Ford Motor Company removed the action. (“Notice of Removal,” Dkt. No. 1.) Since then, there has been virtually no activity in this case. Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure grants the Court authority to sua sponte dismiss actions for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with court orders. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Wolff v. California, 318 F.R.D. 627, 630 (C.D. Cal. 2016). A plaintiff must prosecute her case with “reasonable diligence” to avoid dismissal pursuant to…