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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 GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

UNOPPOSED MOTIONS TO 

DISMISS

(ECF Nos. 69, 70, 71)

Presently before the Court is Defendant J. Cunningham’s, Defendant A. Malcolm’s 

and Defendant R. Patel’s respective Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 69, 70, 71). No 

oppositions to the Motions have been filed.

Under the Southern District’s local rules, “[i]f an opposing party fails to file [an 

opposition] . . . that failure may constitute a consent to the granting of a motion or other 

request for ruling by the court.” Civ. L. R. 7.1(f)(3)(c). “Failure to follow a district court’s 

local rules is a proper ground for dismissal.” Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir.

1995) (affirming dismissal for failure to file timely opposition papers where plaintiff had 

notice of the motion and ample time to respond). Here, Plaintiff had notice of Defendants’ 

Motions but failed to file an opposition to any of them. The Court therefore GRANTS

Defendants’ Motions (ECF Nos. 69, 70, 71) and DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Plaintiff’s Complaint. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint, if any, within thirty (30) 

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days from the date this Order is electronically docketed. Failure to file within the time 

allotted may result in the dismissal of this action in its entirety. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2019

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