Brittenham
Brittenham v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBRA BRITTENHAM, Case No.: 1:23-cv-00401-CDB Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR
v. PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO OBEY COURT
ORDERS AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.,
Defendant.
16 Plaintiff Debra Brittenham originally filed this action in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Kern, on August 26, 2022. The action was removed to his Court on March 17, 2023. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff alleges that while at the premises of Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., she was seriously injured when retrieving a product from the shelving unit that was blocked by a ladder. Plaintiff raises claims for negligence and premises liability against Defendant. Relevant Procedural Background Following the parties’ grant of consent to the jurisdiction of a U.S. magistrate judge for all purposes, this case was assigned to the undersigned on June 23, 2023, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. 11). That same…