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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Gwendolyn Smith, 

Plaintiff, 

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Robert N. Hoskyns, D.M.D., d/b/a

Belladontia Dental Renewal, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-10-531-PHX-GMS

ORDER

On March 8, 2010, Plaintiff Gwendolyn Smith filed a pro se complaint against

Defendant. (Doc. 1.)

On July 28, 2010, Defendant moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure 4(m), 12(b)(4) and12(b)(5) for lack of process. (Doc. 11.) 

As of August 24, 2010, Plaintiff has failed to file a response to the Motion. Local Rule

7.2(c) provides that “[t]he opposing party shall . . . have fourteen (14) days after service in

a civil or criminal case within which to serve and file a responsive memorandum” to a

defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff has not filed a timely responsive memoranda to

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, nor has she sought extensions of time to do so. Under the

Local Rules, if a party “does not serve and file the required answering memoranda . . . such

non-compliance may be deemed a consent to the . . . granting of the motion and the Court

may dispose of the motion summarily.” LRCiv. 7.2(i); see also Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d

52, 53– 54 (9th Cir. 1995) (holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in

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summarily granting defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to local rule where pro se

plaintiff had time to respond to motion but failed to do so). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file and serve a responsive

memorandum to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss on or before September 8, 2010. Should

Plaintiff fail to comply, the Court may deem Plaintiff’s failure to oppose the Motion as a

waiver, and may grant the motion on that basis. 

DATED this 25th day of August, 2010.

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