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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 29, 2020

Monge v. Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:18-cv-11087
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Monge v. Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC, Judge Carter dismissed the action without prejudice because Javier Monge failed to prosecute it.

Who this affects

Javier Monge's action against Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

What happened

In Monge v. Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC, the court ordered Javier Monge to explain why his case should not be dismissed for failing to pursue it.

Monge did not submit the required explanation by the deadline set by the court.

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. dismissed the case without prejudice under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to prosecute.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Monge v. Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC · No. 1:18-cv-11087
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Jan. 29, 2020

Background

The court had ordered Javier Monge to show cause—meaning to explain—why the action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The order required the explanation by December 5, 2019.

Ruling

The court stated that Monge did not make the required showing. It therefore dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b).

The authoritative version

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