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FRIENDS OF ROEDING PARK v. CITY OF FRESNO, 1:11-cv-02070 LJO SKO. (2012)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20120328a55 Visitors: 32
Filed: Mar. 27, 2012
Latest Update: Mar. 27, 2012
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, District Judge. This case concerns the planned expansion of the Fresno Chafee Zoo, located in Roeding Park, within the City of Fresno. Scheduled for oral argument on April 9, 2012 are motions to dismiss filed by (1) Defendant City of Fresno, Doc. 62, and (2) Defendant Fresno's Chaffee Zoo Corporation, Doc. 63. Under Local Rule 230(c), Plaintiffs' oppositions to these motions were due no less than fourteen days before the April 9 hearing date, so no late
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, District Judge.

This case concerns the planned expansion of the Fresno Chafee Zoo, located in Roeding Park, within the City of Fresno. Scheduled for oral argument on April 9, 2012 are motions to dismiss filed by (1) Defendant City of Fresno, Doc. 62, and (2) Defendant Fresno's Chaffee Zoo Corporation, Doc. 63. Under Local Rule 230(c), Plaintiffs' oppositions to these motions were due no less than fourteen days before the April 9 hearing date, so no later than March 26, 2012. Furthermore, under Rule 230(c), "[a] responding party who has no opposition to the granting of the motion shall serve and file a statement to that effect, specifically designating the motion in question" and "[n]o party will be entitled to be heard in opposition to a motion at oral arguments if opposition to the motion has not been timely filed by that party."

Plaintiffs failed to file any oppositions or statements of non-opposition to the above-referenced motions. Therefore, Plaintiffs are not entitled to be heard at the April 9 hearing.1 Plaintiffs previously failed to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to Federal Defendants' motion to dismiss for insufficient service of process. See Doc. 60. Plaintiffs' failure to comply with the local rules may warrant dismissal with prejudice. See Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995). Plaintiffs are therefore ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this Court should not dismiss this action in its entirety. Plaintiffs are to submit a brief establishing cause to this Court no later than Friday, March 30, 2012. Failure to file the required brief will result in dismissal, without further notice, of Plaintiffs' action in its entirety and with prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. A similar order to show cause was filed on October 19, 2011, but discharged on November 1, 2011 upon Counsel's explanation that he was unable to timely file opposition to two motions to dismiss due to a death in the family. See Docs. 28, 29 & 31.
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