McConnell
McConnell v. PeopleReady
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALVIN MCCONNELL, Case No. 19-cv-08433-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
PEOPLEREADY, Defendant.
12 On June 23, 2020, pro se plaintiff Alvin McConnell did not appear for a case management conference. Dkt. No. 10. On July 15, 2020, defendant PeopleReady, Inc. (“PeopleReady”) moved to dismiss his employment discrimination complaint on the grounds that it is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Defendant PeopleReady, Inc.’s Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss Complaint [Dkt. No. 12]. McConnell failed to timely oppose the motion by July 29, 2020. Accordingly, on August 5, 2020, I issued an order to show cause for failure to prosecute and allowed him to oppose the motion by August 21, 2020. Order to Show Cause for Failure to Prosecute [Dkt. No. 16]. He has not filed an opposition or otherwise responded to my order. It is well established that district courts have sua sponte authority…