1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Leonard Woods, Case No. 2:17-cv-01936-JAD-DJA 4 Plaintiff Order Adopting Report and v. Recommendation and Dismissing Case 5 L Reyes, et al., [ECF No.12] 6 Defendants 7 8 Leonard Woods brings this civil-rights action to redress events that he claims occurred 9 during his incarceration at the Clark County Detention Center and to challenge law-enforcement 10 actions that led to his arrest.1 Woods’s mail has been getting returned to the Court, andhe was 11 ordered to update his address by July 26, 2019, or face dismissal.2 Because Woods has not 12 updated his address, and his mail continues to be returned,the magistrate judge recommends that 13 I dismiss this case without prejudice.3 The deadline to challenge that recommendation passed 14 without objectionor any request to extend the deadline to file one. “[N]o review is required of a 15 magistrate judge’s report and recommendation unless objections are filed.”4 16 District courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and “[i]n the exercise of 17 that power, they may impose sanctions including, where appropriate . . . dismissal” of a case.5 A 18 19 1 SeeAmended Screening Order,ECFNo. 9. 20 2 ECF No. 7. 21 3 ECF No. 12. 4 Schmidt v. Johnstone,

(D. Ariz. 2003); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474

, 150 (1985); United States v. Reyna-Tapia,

(9th Cir. 2003). 23 5 Thompson v. Hous. Auth. of City of Los Angeles,

(9th Cir. 1986). 1 court may dismiss an action based on a party’s failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a 2 court order, or failure to comply with local rules.6 In determining whether to dismiss an action 3 on one of these grounds, the court must consider: (1) the public’s interest in expeditious 4 resolution of litigation; (2) the court’s need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the 5 defendants; (4) the public policy favoring disposition of cases on their merits; and (5) the

6 availability of less drastic alternatives.7 7 The first two factors, the public’s interest in expeditiously resolving this litigation and the 8 court’s interest in managing its docket, weigh in favor of dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims. The 9 third factor, risk of prejudice to defendants, also weighs in favor of dismissal because a 10 presumption of injury arises from the occurrence of unreasonable delay in filing a pleading 11 ordered by the court or prosecuting an action.8 A court’s warning to a party that its failure to 12 obey the court’s order will result in dismissal satisfies the fifth factor’s “consideration of 13 alternatives” requirement,9 and that warning was given here.10 The fourth factor—the public 14 policy favoring disposition of cases on their merits—is greatly outweighed by the factors

15 favoring dismissal. 16 17 6 See Ghazali v. Moran,

,53–54 (9th Cir. 1995) (dismissal for noncompliance with 18 local rule); Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

, 1260–61 (9th Cir. 1992) (dismissal for failure to comply with an order requiring amendment of complaint); Carey v. King,

, 1440– 19 41 (9th Cir. 1988) (dismissal for failure to comply with local rule requiring pro se plaintiffs to keep court apprised of address);Malone v. U.S. Postal Service,

(9th Cir. 20 1987) (dismissal for failure to comply with court order); Henderson v. Duncan,

(9th Cir. 1986) (dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with local rules). 21 7 Thompson,

; Henderson, 779 F.2d at 1423–24; Malone,

; Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260–61; Ghazali,

. 22 8 See Anderson v. Air West,

(9th Cir. 1976). 23 9 Ferdik,

; Malone, 833 F.2d at 132–33; Henderson,

. 10 ECF Nos.7, 12. 1 Accordingly, with good cause appearing and no reason to delay, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 12] is ADOPTED, and this case is 3] DISMISSED for failure to file a notice of changed address as directed by the court. The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly and CLOSE THIS CASE. 5 Dated: November 16, 2019 res U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23