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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331cv Fed. Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JULIAN GONZALES, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

GARCIA, et al., 

Defendants.

 Case No.: 18cv1830-MMA (NLS) 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS

[Doc. No. 5] 

 

 Plaintiff Julian Gonzales, proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action in state 

court against Defendants Moses Garcia and Smart and Final Stores, LLC. Defendants 

timely removed the action to this Court and now move to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). See Doc. No. 5. The motion was 

previously set for hearing on October 1, 2018. As such, Plaintiff’s response in opposition 

to the motion was due on or before September 17, 2018. See SD CivLR 7.1.e.2. To date, 

Plaintiff has not submitted an opposition brief, nor has he requested an extension of time 

in which to do so. 

 As set forth in this District’s Civil Local Rules, “[i]f an opposing party fails to file 

the papers in the manner required by Civil Local Rule 7.1.e.2, that failure may constitute 

a consent to the granting of a motion or other request for ruling by the court.” SD CivLR 

7.1.f.3.c. The Ninth Circuit has held a district court may properly grant an unopposed 

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motion to dismiss pursuant to a local rule where the local rule permits, but does not 

require, the granting of a motion for failure to respond. See generally Ghazali v. Moran, 

46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995). As such, the Court has the option of granting Defendants’ 

motion on the basis of Plaintiff’s failure to respond, and it chooses to do so. 

 Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion and DISMISSES this 

action in its entirety without prejudice. The Clerk of Court is instructed to enter 

judgment in favor of Defendants and close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: October 10, 2018 _______________________________________ 

 HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO 

 United States District Judge 

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