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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

THERESA BROOKE,

Plaintiff,

v.

HACIENDA DE LEAL, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No.18-cv-07524-VKD 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Theresa Brooke filed the present action on December 13, 2018. Dkt. No. 1. 

Pursuant to General Order No. 56, the parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was 

March 28, 2019, and Ms. Brooke’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was May 9, 

2019. Dkt. No. 4. Ms. Brooke did not file a notice of need for mediation. And other than several 

clerk’s notices issued by the Court, there has been no activity on this docket since the complaint 

was filed.

The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 

orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 

(1962). Ms. Brooke is directed to file a written response to this order by May 31, 2019 and to 

appear before the Court on June 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, 280 South First 

Street, San Jose, California 95113 and show cause why this action should not be dismissed 

without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 20, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:18-cv-07524-VKD Document 9 Filed 05/20/19 Page 1 of 1