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Nature of Suit Code: 376
Nature of Suit: other
Cause of Action: 31:3730 Qui Tam False Claims Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK DOWNEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL, 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-03717-HSG 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On September 23, 2019, the Court denied Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis 

and dismissed the complaint with leave to amend. Dkt. No. 9. The Court directed Plaintiff to file 

an amended complaint no later than October 21, 2019, and warned Plaintiff that failure to file by 

the deadline may result in the dismissal of the action in its entirety without further leave to amend. 

Id. at 5. Plaintiff did not file his amended complaint, and the deadline for Plaintiff to do so has 

long passed. Even after the Court filed an order to show cause why the case should not be 

dismissed for failure to prosecute, Plaintiff failed to respond. See Dkt. No. 10. To date, the Court 

has not received any further communications from Plaintiff.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

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: 12/2/2019

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

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