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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT SHORTY AVERY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVITA DIALYSIS CENTER et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-07061-JD 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

In a prior order, the Court dismissed pro se plaintiff Robert Avery’s complaint with leave 

to amend because it did not state a plausible federal claim. Dkt. No. 23. The deadline to file an 

amended complaint was October 20, 2017. Id. No amended complaint was filed, and nothing has 

happened in this case in over two years. On January 24, 2020, the Court issued an order for Avery

to show cause why the case should not be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)

for failure to prosecute. Dkt. No. 24. The deadline for a response was February 7, 2020. Id. No 

response has been filed. 

Avery appears to have abandoned the case. While the Court favors the disposition of cases 

on the merits, it has considered the five factors set forth in Malone v. United States Postal Service, 

833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987), and finds that dismissal here is warranted by the circumstances. 

The case is dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(b), and the file will be closed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 18, 2020

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

Case 3:16-cv-07061-JD Document 25 Filed 02/18/20 Page 1 of 1