Whitaker
Whitaker v. LSH Plus LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 BRIAN WHITAKER, Case No. 5:21-cv-00881-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
v. DISMISSED
LSH PLUS LLC, Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Brian Whitaker filed the present action on February 4, 2021. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to the Court’s September 2, 2021 Order granting the parties’ stipulation to set aside default and General Order 56, the parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was November 1, 2021 and Plaintiff’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was December 13, 2021. Dkt. Nos. 5, 20. Plaintiff did not file a notice of need for mediation, nor did Plaintiff seek relief from the December 13, 2021 deadline. The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629–33 (1962). Plaintiff is directed to file a…