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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL KEATING-TRAYNOR, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

 DEBORAH GOLDSTEIN et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-04475 CRB

ORDER DISMISSING REMAINING

CLAIMS 

Now pending before the Court is the motion of defendant Catholic Healthcare West to

dismiss the claims remaining in this action for a failure to prosecute and enter a final

judgment or, in the alternative, to enter a partial final judgment in favor of Catholic

Healthcare West. Plaintiffs have not filed an opposition to defendant’s motion and have not

otherwise communicated with the Court. After carefully considering defendant’s motion and

the procedural history of this case, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see

Local Rule 7-1(b), and GRANTS defendant’s motion for dismissal of the remaining claims

and entry of a final judgment.

Plaintiffs, proceeding pro se, filed this lawsuit against more than 50 separate

defendants. After the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion to proceed in forma pauperis on the

ground that the complaint failed to state a claim, plaintiffs paid the filing fee and filed a First

Amended Complaint.

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By Memorandum and Order filed June 16, 2006, the Court dismissed all of plaintiffs’

claims with prejudice for failure to state a claim, except for plaintiff Daniel KeatingTraynor’s section 1983 claims against the San Francisco defendants. As to those claims, the

Court granted the San Francisco defendants’ motion for a more definite statement and

ordered Keating-Traynor to file a Second Amended Complaint against the San Francisco

defendants within 30 days of June 16, 2006.

Plaintiffs responded by filing a Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit and a motion for

reconsideration and for preliminary injunction. The Court denied both motions in September

2006. The Court also issued a Rule 54(b) separate judgment in favor of the Alaska

defendants in August 2006. In March 2007, plaintiffs’ appeal was dismissed for a failure to

prosecute.

As of the date of this Order, Keating-Traynor has not filed a Second Amended

Complaint against the San Francisco defendants. More than a year has elapsed since his

deadline for doing so.

In light of this procedural history, it is apparent that the only claims remaining in this

lawsuit–Keating-Traynor’s section 1983 claims against the San Francisco defendants–must

be dismissed for a failure to prosecute. More than a year as passed since the deadline for

amending his claims to attempt to state a claim and he never sought an extension of the

deadline. Moreover, his appeal was dismissed for a failure to prosecute. Accordingly,

Keating-Traynor’s claims against the San Francisco defendants are dismissed with prejudice

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). As this Order disposes of the last claims

remaining in this lawsuit, the Court will enter a final judgment in favor of defendants and

against plaintiffs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2007 CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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