Scarlett
Scarlett v. Coughlin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SIDNEY THEODORE SCARLETT, Case No. 22-cv-06992-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
v. Re: Dkt. No. 6 PATRICK COUGHLIN, et al., Defendants.
12 Pro se Plaintiff has failed to respond to a motion to dismiss that was filed almost ten months ago. The Court DISMISSES the case WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff “filed an Amended Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court against Patrick Coughlin and the ‘United States as Guarantor’ in the Small Claims Division of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County.” Dkt. No. 1 at 2 (“Notice of Removal”) (citing Notice of Removal, Ex. B “Amended Complaint). The Government removed the case to federal court and filed a motion to dismiss on November 15, 2022; responses to the Motion to Dismiss were due 20 November 29, 2022. See Notice of Removal; Dkt. No. 6 (“Motion to Dismiss”). 21 Plaintiff failed to respond by the deadline. On…