If plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint within the time provided in this order, is it a grounds for dismissal of this action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tunstall v. Bick, No. 2:16-CV-2604-KJM-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Finally, plaintiff is warned that failure to file an amended complaint within the time provided in this order may be grounds for dismissal of this action. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61; see also Local Rule 110. Plaintiff is also warned that a complaint which fails to comply with Rule 8 may, in the court's discretion, be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b). See Nevijel v. North Coast Life Ins. Co., 651 F.2d 671, 673 (9th Cir. 1981).
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