Stroud v. Burton

Opinion

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4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 LETIA LASHONNE STROUD, CASE NO. C24-2153-KKE 8 Plaintiff(s), v. ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR 9 FAILURE TO PROSECUTE ALAN BURTON, et al., 10 Defendant(s). 11 On July 18, 2025, the Court dismissed Plaintiff Letia Stroud’s complaint without prejudice 12 and ordered Stroud to file an amended complaint by August 19, 2025. Dkt. No. 7. The Court 13 warned that “[f]ailure to comply with this Order [would] result in dismissal of this action[.]” Id. 14 at 3. Despite the Court’s order, Stroud failed to timely file an amended complaint. 15 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), courts have discretion to dismiss a case “[i]f 16 the plaintiff fails to prosecute or comply with … a court order.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Courts 17 may, on their own motion, dismiss a case for failure to prosecute. See Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 18 370 U.S. 626, 629–30 (1962). Because Stroud failed to comply with the Court’s order, the Court 19 dismisses the case without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 20 Dated this 26th day of August, 2025. 21 A 22 Kymberly K. Evanson 23 United States District Judge 24