The following excerpt is from Dawson v. CDCR, 1:15-cv-01867-DAD-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Failure to follow a district court's local rules is a proper ground for dismissal. U.S. v. Warren, 601 F.2d 471, 474 (9th Cir. 1979). Thus, a court may dismiss an action for the plaintiff's failure to oppose a motion to dismiss, where the applicable local rule determines that failure to oppose a motion will be deemed a waiver of opposition. See Ghazali v. Moran, 46
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