Traynor v. Vegas.com, LLC
- Andrew Carter
- 1:19-cv-06944
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Traynor v. Vegas.com, Judge Carter dismissed the case without prejudice because Traynor failed to prosecute it.
Yaseen Traynor’s action against Vegas.com, LLC; the opinion does not describe any separate effect on proposed class members.
What happened
In Traynor v. Vegas.com, LLC, Yaseen Traynor brought an action against Vegas.com, LLC on behalf of himself and others similarly situated.
The court had ordered Traynor to explain by January 6, 2020, why the case should not be dismissed for failing to move it forward. Traynor did not provide that explanation.
Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
The detailed version
- Traynor v. Vegas.com, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-06944
- Andrew Carter
- Feb. 3, 2020
Background
Yaseen Traynor sued Vegas.com, LLC on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
Court’s Order
On December 4, 2019, the court ordered Traynor to show cause—meaning to explain—by January 6, 2020, why the action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Traynor did not make the required showing.
Disposition
The court dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b). The cited rule permits a district court to dismiss a plaintiff’s case on its own initiative when the plaintiff fails to prosecute it.
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