Powers
Powers v. Luong, individually and dba Harlan's Automotive
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DOUGLAS POWERS, Case No. 21-cv-00583-VKD Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED MICHAEL C. LUONG, INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA HARLAN'S AUTOMOTIVE, Defendant. 13 Plaintiff Douglas Powers filed the present action on January 25, 2021. Dkt. No. 1. The || parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was July 12, 2021. Dkt. No. 12. Pursuant to a || General Order 56, Mr. Powers’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was August 23, 2021. Mr. Powers did not file a notice of need for mediation, nor did he seek relief from the August 23, 2021 deadline. The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 20 || orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 636, 629-33 (1962). Mr. Powers is directed to file a written…