(PS)Howell v. PNC Bank ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIC S. HOWELL; GENEVIEVE F. No. 2:18-cv-3113 TLN DB PS HOWELL, 12 13 Plaintiffs, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 v. 15 PNC BANK; AND, DOES 1 THROUGH 5 INCLUSIVE, 16 17 Defendants. 18 19 Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was, therefore, referred to the 20 undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). By order 21 signed May 21, 2019, plaintiffs’ complaint was dismissed, and plaintiffs were granted leave to 22 file an amended complaint that cured the defects noted in that order. (ECF No. 12.) Plaintiffs 23 were granted twenty-eight days from the date of that order to file an amended complaint and were 24 specifically cautioned that the failure to respond to the court’s order in a timely manner would 25 result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. The twenty-eight-day period has 26 expired, and plaintiffs have not responded to the court’s order in any manner. 27 Although it appears from the docket that plaintiffs’ copy of May 21, 2019 order was 28 returned as undeliverable, plaintiffs were properly served. It is a plaintiff’s responsibility to keep 1 the court apprised of the plaintiff’s current address at all times. Pursuant to Local Rule 182(f), 2 service of documents at the record address of the party is fully effective. 3 In response to plaintiffs’ failure to file a timely amended complaint, on July 31, 2019, 4 defendant PNC Bank filed a motion to dismiss this action for lack of prosecution. (ECF No. 15.) 5 That motion is noticed for hearing before the undersigned on September 20, 2019. Pursuant to 6 Local Rule 230(c) plaintiffs were to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to 7 defendant’s motion “not less than fourteen (14) days preceding the noticed . . . hearing date.” 8 Plaintiffs, however, have failed to file a timely opposition or statement of non-opposition. 9 In light of plaintiffs’ failure to file a timely amended complaint, the undersigned will 10 recommend that this action be dismissed without prejudice due to plaintiffs’ failure to file a 11 timely amended complaint. 12 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 13 1. Defendant’s July 31, 2019 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 15) is denied without prejudice 14 as having been rendered moot; and 15 2. The September 20, 2019 hearing is vacated.1 16 Also, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 17 See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 18 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 19 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 20 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 21 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 22 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any reply to the objections 23 shall be served and filed within fourteen days after service of the objections. 24 //// 25 //// 26 //// 27 1 In the event these findings and recommendations are not adopted in full by the assigned District 28 Judge defendant may re-notice the motion to dismiss for hearing before the undersigned. 1 The parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive 2 the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 3 DATED: September 17, 2019 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DLB:6 DB\orders\orders.pro se\howell3113.fta.f&rs 23 24 25 26 27 28