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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBIN DIAMOND, DENNIS STOBIE,

and STEFANIE RAMSAY, a minor,

by and through her guardian ad

litem, ROBIN DIAMOND,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, by and

through SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL

DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO COUNTY

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, LOU

BLANAS, ANTHONY JENKINS, ROBERT

HOLLINGSWORTH, RICHARD NICHOLS,

GABRIELLA DELASSE, JOE BERICO;

and DOES 1-100,

Defendants.

CIV-S-05-1606 DFL DAD

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

AND ORDER

Plaintiffs are a Rio Americano High School student and her

parents. They filed a complaint alleging that defendants

violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state laws. Defendants

Robert Hollinsworth, Richard Nichols, Gabriella Delasse, and Joe

Berico move to dismiss. For the reasons stated below, the court

GRANTS defendants’ motion. The court also orders plaintiffs to

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show cause within 14 days why the entire case should not be

dismissed for failure to prosecute. 

I.

This dispute arises out of actions that plaintiffs claim

defendants took in response to threats that a high school student

allegedly made in her online journal. The complaint includes a

claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as various state law claims. 

Plaintiffs originally filed the action in Sacramento Superior

Court on May 13, 2005. Defendants County of Sacramento,

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Anthony Jenkins, and Lou

Blanas then removed the case to federal court. On January 31,

2006, the court remanded the claims against the San Juan Unified

School District to state court on Eleventh Amendment immunity

grounds, but did not remand the claims against the remaining

defendants. (1/31/2006 Order at 7.) 

On February 8, 2006, defendants Hollingsworth, Nichols,

Delasse, and Berico filed a motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs failed

to file a timely opposition under E.D. Cal. R. 78-230. 

Accordingly, the court issued a minute order on March 17, 2006,

informing plaintiffs’ counsel, Julie Lynn Wolff, that if

plaintiffs did not file an opposition within 10 days, the court

would order the matter submitted and might consider plaintiffs’

failure to oppose a non-opposition. The court’s calendar clerk

also made several attempts to contact Ms. Wolff by e-mail and

telephone. Wolff never responded. 

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II.

Because plaintiffs never responded to the court’s

communications, the court treats plaintiffs’ non-opposition as a

stipulated dismissal and therefore GRANTS defendants’ motion to

dismiss. 

III.

Because plaintiffs have not responded to the court and did

not respond to the motion to dismiss, it appears that plaintiffs

have abandoned the litigation and that the entire case should be

dismissed for lack of prosecution. Within 14 days, plaintiffs

shall show cause why the entire case should not be dismissed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 6/13/2006

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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