Woodyatt
Woodyatt v. Western Dental Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RHONDA WOODYATT, Case No. 22-cv-00021-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
DISMISSED
WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Rhonda Woodyatt filed the present action on January 4, 2022. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to General Order 56 and subsequent extension of the case management deadlines, Ms. Woodyatt’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was June 3, 2022. Dkt. No. 11. Ms. Woodyatt did not file a notice of need for mediation, nor did she seek relief from the June 3 deadline. A district 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). Ms. Woodyatt is directed to file a written response to this order by June 27, 2022 and to appear before the Court on July 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in…