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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 2, 2020

Herbert v. S. Carter Enterprises, LLC

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:18-cv-05352
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Herbert v. S. Carter Enterprises, LLC, Judge Carter dismissed the action without prejudice because Herbert failed to prosecute.

Who this affects

Herbert’s action was dismissed without prejudice; the opinion identifies S. Carter Enterprises, LLC and other defendants as the opposing parties.

What happened

In Herbert v. S. Carter Enterprises, LLC, the court ordered Herbert to explain why the action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failing to prosecute.

Herbert did not make the required showing by the deadline set in the order.

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

The detailed version

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

Case
Herbert v. S. Carter Enterprises, LLC · No. 1:18-cv-05352
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Sept. 2, 2020

Background

On August 25, 2020, the court ordered Herbert to show cause—explain why—the action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The opinion states that Herbert did not make the required showing by the deadline.

Ruling

The court dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b). The order relied on the rule allowing a district court to dismiss a plaintiff’s case on its own for failure to prosecute. The order was signed by Andrew L. Carter, Jr., United States District Judge.

The authoritative version

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