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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 6, 2025

Guidry v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department

Judge
Wise
Docket
5:25-cv-04303
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Donell Guidry v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department, Judge Wise dismissed the case without prejudice after Guidry failed to amend his complaint.

Who this affects

Donell Guidry's case was dismissed without prejudice after he did not file an amended complaint by the court's deadline. The court allowed a motion to reopen if it is accompanied by an amended complaint.

What happened

In Donell Guidry v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department, the court had previously dismissed Guidry's complaint while allowing him 28 days to file an amended complaint.

The deadline passed, and the court received no amended complaint, extension request, or other communication from Guidry. The court dismissed the matter without prejudice and directed that any motion to reopen include an amended complaint.

Judge Noél Wise ordered the Clerk to close the file.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Guidry v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department · No. 5:25-cv-04303
Judge
Wise
Date
Oct. 6, 2025

Background

On August 19, 2025, the court screened Donell Guidry's complaint and entered an order dismissing it with leave to amend. The court warned that the case could be dismissed if Guidry did not file an amended complaint within 28 days.

Ruling

The deadline passed, and the court had not received an amended complaint, a request for more time, or any other communication from Guidry. Because Guidry did not file an amended complaint, the court dismissed the matter without prejudice. The court stated that any motion to reopen the case must be accompanied by an amended complaint.

Disposition

Judge Noél Wise ordered the Clerk to close the file.

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