Hedges v. Heidi Klein, Inc.
- Analisa Torres
- 1:21-cv-00838
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hedges v. Heidi Klein, Inc., Judge Torres warned that Donna Hedges’s case could be dismissed unless she pursued default judgment by July 7.
Donna Hedges, who was ordered to pursue default judgment or otherwise take steps to prosecute the case, faced a warning of possible dismissal if she failed to comply.
What happened
Hedges v. Heidi Klein, Inc. concerns Donna Hedges’s failure to meet a court deadline for seeking a default judgment. The court had ordered her to begin those proceedings by June 7, 2021, but she did not do so.
The court gave Hedges until July 7, 2021, to begin default-judgment proceedings or otherwise take steps to move the case forward. The order did not dismiss the case at that time; it warned that failing to comply would lead to dismissal under Rule 41(b), a rule allowing dismissal when a plaintiff does not prosecute a case.
Judge Analisa Torres issued the order on June 28, 2021. The order requires Hedges to act by July 7 and warns of dismissal if she does not comply.
The detailed version
- Hedges v. Heidi Klein, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-00838
- Analisa Torres
- June 28, 2021
Background
Donna Hedges sued Heidi Klein, Inc. on behalf of herself and other similarly situated people. The opinion states that, on May 7, 2021, the Court ordered Hedges to move for a default judgment by June 7, 2021. Hedges did not comply with that order.
Order
The Court ordered Hedges, by July 7, 2021, to begin default-judgment proceedings under Attachment A to the Court’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases or otherwise take steps to prosecute the action. The Court warned that failure to do so would result in dismissal under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The opinion does not state that the case was dismissed; it sets a deadline and warns of a possible future dismissal.
Disposition
Judge Analisa Torres entered the order on June 28, 2021. The order directs Hedges to take action by July 7, 2021, and does not rule on the merits of her claims.
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