Denman
Denman v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Ahmad Rashad DENMAN, Case No.: 19-cv-2441-MMA-AGS Plaintiff, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
TO DISMISS CASE FOR FAILURE
v.
TO PROSECUTE
Andrew SAUL, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff has not participated in this case in over six months. In fact, the only thing he has ever done was file the complaint. Despite repeated Court orders and warnings, plaintiff has neither explained his absenteeism nor prosecuted his case. So, this case should be dismissed for failure to prosecute. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this case in December 2019. On February 18, 2020, defendant filed the administrative record. (See ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff failed to file his opening brief within 35 days of defendant’s filing of the administrative record. (ECF No. 9.) This failure violated Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(6)(e)(1), which the Court previously admonished the parties to follow. (Id.; ECF No. 4.) As a result, on April 27, 2020, the Court ordered…