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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LANCE R. MARTIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. PATEL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 17-CV-916-JLS (WVG)

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

On March 28, 2019, the Court granted Defendant J. Cunningham’s, Defendant A. 

Malcolm’s and Defendant R. Patel’s respective unopposed motions to dismiss and 

dismissed Plaintiff Lance Martin’s Third Amended Complaint. ECF No. 74. The Court 

granted Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within thirty days, noting that 

“[f]ailure to file within the time allotted may result in the dismissal of this action in its 

entirety.” Id. Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint or filed for an extension of 

time. Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), the Court 

DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE this action in its entirety for failure to prosecute 

and failure to comply with the Court’s March 28, 2019 Order. See Lira v. Herrera, 427 

F.3d 1164, 1169 (9th Cir. 2005) (“If a plaintiff does not take advantage of the opportunity 

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to fix his complaint, a district court may convert the dismissal of the complaint into 

dismissal of the entire action.”). The Clerk of Court SHALL CLOSE the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 3, 2019

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