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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEL THOMAS TOLER,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAUL GOSPODARCZYK, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-05810-HSG 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff filed this action on September 17, 2019. Dkt. No. 1. Since the filing of this 

action, the Court has not received any further communications from Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not file 

his opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss by the specified deadline. Nor did Plaintiff 

respond to the Court’s order to show cause why Defendants’ motion to dismiss should not be 

granted, which response was due on November 14, 2019. See Dkt. No. 7. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) provides that where a “plaintiff fails to prosecute or 

to comply with these rules or a court order, a defendant may move to dismiss the action or any 

claim against it.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). The Court may also sua sponte dismiss a case for lack of 

prosecution. Link v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962). The Court finds that Plaintiff 

has demonstrated that he is unable or unwilling to adequately prosecute this case. Accordingly, 

the Court DISMISSES this action WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Rule 41(b) for failure to 

prosecute. The Clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 12/11/2019

______________________________________

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

Case 4:19-cv-05810-HSG Document 12 Filed 12/11/19 Page 1 of 1