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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 9, 2020

Parisienne v. Source Digital, Inc.

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:20-cv-04220
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Parisienne v. Source Digital, Inc., Judge Carter ordered Parisienne to file a motion for default judgment by November 30, warning that failure could lead to dismissal.

Who this affects

The order directly affects Theodore Parisienne, who was required to file a motion for default judgment by November 30, 2020. Source Digital, Inc. could be affected if the court later considers that motion or dismisses the case.

What happened

In Parisienne v. Source Digital, Inc., the court said it had received Theodore Parisienne’s response to an earlier order requiring him to explain why the case should continue. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.

The court ordered Parisienne to file a motion for default judgment by November 30, 2020. It warned that failing to do so might lead to dismissal for failure to prosecute.

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. did not dismiss the case or grant default judgment in this order; he set a deadline and warned of a possible future dismissal.

The detailed version

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

Case
Parisienne v. Source Digital, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-04220
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Nov. 9, 2020

Background

Theodore Parisienne sued Source Digital, Inc. The opinion states that the court received Parisienne’s response to an order to show cause issued on October 20, 2020. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or explain the basis for the requested default judgment.

Order

The court ordered Parisienne to file a motion for default judgment by November 30, 2020. A default judgment is a judgment requested when a party has not defended against a case, but the opinion does not provide further details about the circumstances here.

The court warned that failing to file the motion could result in dismissal for failure to prosecute—that is, failure to move the case forward—under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

Disposition

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. issued the order on November 9, 2020. The order did not dismiss the case and did not grant or deny a motion for default judgment; it set a deadline and warned of a possible future dismissal.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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