Carroll v. Equifax Information Services LLC
- Gregory Woods
- 1:25-cv-04979
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Estelle Kevett Carroll v. Equifax, Judge Woods ordered Carroll to attend two conferences, warning that nonattendance could lead to dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Estelle Kevett Carroll was ordered to attend two status conferences and was warned that her claims against Equifax Information Services LLC would be dismissed if she failed to attend both.
What happened
Estelle Kevett Carroll v. Equifax Information Services LLC concerns a scheduled conference about Equifax’s proposed motion to dismiss Carroll’s first amended complaint. The court and Equifax’s counsel attended the October 28, 2025 conference, but Carroll did not.
The court scheduled additional status conferences for November 6 and November 13, 2025, at the Southern District of New York courthouse. Carroll was ordered to personally attend both conferences.
Judge Gregory H. Woods warned that if Carroll did not attend both conferences, the court would dismiss her claims against Equifax for failure to prosecute. The order did not itself dismiss the claims or decide Equifax’s proposed motion to dismiss.
The detailed version
- Carroll v. Equifax Information Services LLC · No. 1:25-cv-04979
- Gregory Woods
- Oct. 30, 2025
Background
The court had scheduled an October 28, 2025 conference concerning Equifax Information Services LLC’s proposed motion to dismiss Carroll’s first amended complaint. The court, its staff, and Equifax’s counsel appeared, but Carroll did not.
Order
The court scheduled two additional status conferences for November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., and November 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 12C of the Southern District of New York. Carroll was ordered to personally attend both conferences.
Ruling and Effect
Judge Gregory H. Woods warned that failure to attend both conferences would result in dismissal of Carroll’s claims against Equifax for failure to prosecute. Failure to prosecute means failing to move a case forward. The order did not dismiss the claims at that time and did not rule on Equifax’s proposed motion to dismiss.
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