Angeles v. Bike Bandit, LLC
- Andrew Carter
- 1:20-cv-08560
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Angeles v. Bike Bandit, LLC, Judge Carter dismissed the case without prejudice because Angeles failed to prosecute.
Jenisa Angeles and the case brought on behalf of others similarly situated. The opinion does not discuss any separate effect on those other people.
What happened
Angeles v. Bike Bandit, LLC was brought by Jenisa Angeles on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The court had ordered Angeles to explain why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.
The court set February 10, 2021, as the deadline for that explanation, but Angeles did not make the required showing. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
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
- Angeles v. Bike Bandit, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-08560
- Andrew Carter
- Apr. 1, 2021
Background
Jenisa Angeles brought this action against Bike Bandit, LLC on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
Court’s Prior Order
On January 20, 2021, the court ordered Angeles to show cause—meaning to explain—by February 10, 2021, why the action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The court stated that Angeles did not make the required showing.
Ruling
The court dismissed the case without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b). The opinion cites authority stating that this rule gives a district court authority to dismiss a plaintiff’s case on its own for failure to prosecute. The order does not address the merits of the underlying claims.
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