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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 12, 2024

Storm v. Newsom

Judge
Martinez-Olguin
Docket
3:23-cv-00889
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Storm v. Newsom, Judge Martinez-Olguin dismissed the action with prejudice after Storm failed to amend his complaint by the deadline.

Who this affects

Dimitri Z. Storm’s action was dismissed with prejudice; all pending motions were terminated and the case file was closed.

What happened

In Storm v. Newsom, the court had previously dismissed Dimitri Z. Storm’s complaint but allowed him 28 days to file an amended complaint.

The deadline passed, and Storm neither filed an amended complaint nor communicated with the court.

Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin dismissed the action with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), terminated all pending motions, and closed the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
Storm v. Newsom · No. 3:23-cv-00889
Judge
Martinez-Olguin
Date
Feb. 12, 2024

Background

The court previously dismissed Dimitri Z. Storm’s complaint on November 14, 2023, but gave him permission to file an amended complaint within 28 days. The court warned that failing to meet that deadline would result in dismissal of the action with prejudice.

What happened

The 28-day period passed. Storm did not file an amended complaint and did not communicate with the court in any manner.

Ruling

Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin dismissed the action with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The court also directed the clerk to terminate all pending motions and close the file. The opinion does not decide the merits of Storm’s underlying claims.

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