Boware v. Levi Strauss Distribution Center ( 2024 )

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 3 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 5 Diane Boware, 6 2:23-cv-00579-GMN-MDC Plaintiff(s), 7 vs. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO 8 DISMISS THE ACTION WITH PREJUDICE Levi Strauss Distribution Center, et al., 9 Defendant(s). 10 11 On May 2, 2024, the Court issued an order to show cause (ECF No. 40) (“Order to Show 12 Cause”) why the action should not be dismissed with prejudice. Per the Court’s Order to Show Cause, 13 plaintiff was required to file a written response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause by May 20, 2024, 14 and a hearing was set for June 3, 2024. Plaintiff did not show cause. Plaintiff did not file a response to 15 the Court’s Order to Show Cause and did not appear at the June 3, 2024, hearing. Therefore, I 16 recommend dismissal of the action with prejudice. I. 17 DISCUSSION 18 The parties participated in an Early Neutral Evaluation on July 10, 2023, and reached a 19 settlement, placing the terms on the record (ECF No. 15) (sealed). After the settlement, plaintiff ignored 20 defendant’s communications and has refused to execute a formal settlement agreement or a stipulation to 21 dismiss the action. On December 29, 2023, the District Judge entered an order (ECF No. 34) enforcing 22 the parties’ settlement and adopting the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation granting 23 defendant’s motion to enforce settlement. The District Judge’s order (ECF No. 34) further required 24 plaintiff to file dismissal documents by January 22, 2024. 25 1 Per the District Judge’s order (ECF No. 34) and the parties’ settlement, defendant sent plaintiff 2 two (2) separate settlement checks for the total settlement amount. Defendant also sent plaintiff a 3 stipulation to dismiss the action. Plaintiff, however, negotiated only one of the checks and refused to 4 execute the stipulation to dismiss the action. On April 17, 2024, defendant filed a motion requesting a 5 status hearing and an order to show cause why the action should not be dismissed with prejudice (ECF 6 No. 37). I granted that motion and entered the Order to Show Cause. As stated above, plaintiff failed to 7 show cause, and has failed to comply with the District Judge’s order (ECF No. 34) enforcing the 8 settlement. 9 During the June 3, 2024, hearing defendant demonstrated to my satisfaction that defendant 10 complied with the parties’ settlement and advised that plaintiff had negotiated the second and final 11 settlement payment. In other words, plaintiff has been paid in full. 12 II. 13 ANALYSIS 14 Courts enjoy the inherent authority to manage the cases on their docket. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 15 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir. 1992). A district court may dismiss the case on its own or on motion by the 16 parties, and it need not give notice before the dismissal. Link v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 633, 82 S. 17 Ct. 1386, 8 L. Ed. 2d 734 (1962). A district court’s inherent power to control its docket includes 18 dismissal of the action when appropriate. Thompson v. Hous. Auth. of City of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 19 831 (9th Cir. 1986). Thus, a court may dismiss an action, with prejudice, based on a party's failure to 20 prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure to comply with local rules. See Ghazali v. 21 Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53-54 (9th Cir. 1995) (affirming dismissal for noncompliance with local rule); 22 Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61 (affirming dismissal for failure to comply with an order requiring 23 amendment of complaint); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987) (affirming 24 dismissal for failure to comply with court order); Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 25 1986) (affirming dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules). 1 Dismissal with prejudice is appropriate. Plaintiff has not prosecuted the action. Plaintiff did not 2 || comply with the District Court’s order (ECF No. 34) and did not dismiss the action. Plaintiff did not 3 || show cause in response to ECF No. 40. Plaintiff has refused to cooperate with defendant with respect to 4 || the settlement and the dismissal of the action. 5 ACCORDINGLY, 6 IT IS RECOMMENDED that the above-captioned action be dismissed with prejudice. 7 NOTICE 8 Pursuant to Local Rules IB 3-1 and IB 3-2, a party may object to orders and reports and 9 || recommendations issued by the magistrate judge. Objections must be in writing and filed with the Clerk 10 || of the Court within fourteen days. LR IB 3-1, 3-2. The Supreme Court has held that the courts of appeal 11 determine that an appeal has been waived due to the failure to file objections within the specified 12 Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 142 (1985). 13 This circuit has also held that (1) failure to file objections within the specified time and (2) 14 || failure to properly address and brief the objectionable issues waives the right to appeal the District 15 || Court's order and/or appeal factual issues from the order of the District Court. Martinez v. Yist, 951 F.2d 16 |} 1153, 1157 (th Cir. 1991); Britt v. Simi Valley United Sch. Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983). 17 || Pursuant to LR JA 3-1, the plaintiff must immediately file written notification with the court of any 18 || change of address. The notification must include proof of service upon each opposing party’s attorney, 19 || or upon the opposing party if the party is unrepresented by counsel. Failure to aay with this rule may Jp) _- 20 || result in dismissal of the action. Y ip fi % / 21 DATED: June 3, 2024 JP i \ 22 sia Con □□ 3 United States Mag#trate Judge 24 25