Unreported / Non-Citable
Disposition notice
On October 15, 2026, Judge John F. Walter of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed this action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The parties had been ordered by the court's Scheduling and Case Management Order to file pre-trial documents by October 13, 2026, to conduct a settlement conference or mediation by July 6, 2026, and to file a joint report on the results by July 10, 2026. The parties failed to file any of the required pre-trial documents and failed to file the joint settlement report. The court cited Yourish v. California Amplifier, 191 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 1999), and Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258 (9th Cir. 1992). The pretrial conference set for November 6, 2026, the hearing on motions in limine set for November 20, 2026, the trial set for December 8, 2026, and all other calendared dates were vacated.