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Denice Tenorio v. Rena Bitter

Central District of CaliforniaKenly Kiya KatoDecided May 23, 2024No. 5:23-cv-01581

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
based on Defendants’ alleged delay in processing Plaintiff’s husband’s visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Order DISMISSING the Instant Action for Failure to Prosecute
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
It is well established that district courts have sua sponte authority to dismiss actions for failure to prosecute or to comply with court orders.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and comply with Court orders.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and comply with Court orders.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and comply with Court orders.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and comply with Court orders.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:23-cv-01581
Filed
August 8, 2023
Ended
May 23, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
289 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 2 (dismissed: want of prosecution)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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