Opinion
Case No.: 1:14-cv-01626 - LJO - JLT
01-29-2015
ADRIENNE COLBERT, Plaintiff, v. SAGE POINT LENDER SERVICES, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S ORDER
Plaintiff Adrienne Colbert initiated this action by filing complaint against Sage Point Lender Services, LLC and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, asserting the companies are liable for foreclosure procedures that violated federal and state laws. (Doc. 1.) On December 30, 2014, the Court determined Plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to support the claims for relief, and dismissed the complaint with leave to amend. (Doc. 13.) Plaintiff was ordered to file an amended complaint within twenty-one days of the date of service, or no later than January 23, 2015. (Id. at 4). To date, Plaintiff has failed to comply with or otherwise respond to the Court's order.
The Local Rules, corresponding with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, provide: "Failure of counsel or of a party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court." Local Rule 110. "District courts have inherent power to control their dockets," and in exercising that power, a court may impose sanctions including dismissal of an action. Thompson v. Housing Authority of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). A court may dismiss an action with prejudice, based on a party's failure to prosecute an action or failure to obey a court order, or failure to comply with local rules. See, e.g. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (dismissal for failure to comply with an order requiring amendment of complaint); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987) (dismissal for failure to comply with a court order); Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986) (dismissal for failure to prosecute and to comply with local rules).
Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to show cause in writing within 14 days of the date of service of this Order why the action should not be dismissed for her failure to prosecute and failure comply with the Court's order or, in the alternative, to file an amended complaint. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 29 , 2015
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE