Curtis Andrews v. San Bernardino Police Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Case No. ED CV 23-928 DOC (MRW)
CURTIS ANDREWS,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
Plaintiff,
L.R. 7-12; FRCP
v.
SAN BERNARDINO POLICE
DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
The Court dismisses this action due to Plaintiff’s failure to respond to the defense’s dismissal motions and court orders. * * * 1. This is a pro se civil rights action. In a complaint filed in May 2023, Plaintiff Andrews alleged that he suffered injuries in a car accident while in police custody. (Docket # 1.) 2. The Court dismissed the action as to the local police department, but allowed the action to proceed against the individual police officer named in the complaint as the driver of the vehicle. (Docket # 4.) The case was subsequently referred to the assigned magistrate judge for further pretrial proceedings. 3. The defense moved to dismiss the action in July 2023. (Docket # 10.) Judge Wilner informed Plaintiff of his obligation to respond to the dismissal motion. (Docket # 11.) Plaintiff failed to respond to the motion. (Docket # 13 (notice of non-opposition).) 4. Judge Wilner then ordered…