Ward
Ward v. Lawrence
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANJALI WARD, Case No. 22-cv-03595-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH
v. PREJUDICE
JUDITH LAWRENCE, et al., Re: ECF No. 20 Defendants.
12 On April 13, 2023, this Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. ECF No. 20. Plaintiff Anjali Ward was ordered to file a written response by April 26, 2023. Id. Ward failed to file any response. “It is well established that district courts have sua sponte authority to dismiss actions for failure to prosecute or to comply with court orders.” Moreno v. Perkins Will, Inc., No. 20-cv- 02082-WHO, 2020 WL 13532886, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2020). “In determining whether to dismiss a claim for failure to prosecute or comply with a court order, the [c]ourt must weigh the following factors: (1) the public’s interest in expeditious resolution of litigation; (2) the court’s need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice…