Cordero v. United Airlines, Inc.
- John Cronan
- 1:23-cv-08583
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cordero v. United Airlines, Judge Cronan gave Plaintiff one final deadline to serve the complaint, warning of dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Denyse Cordero, who was given a final deadline to serve the complaint; United Airlines, Inc., the defendant awaiting service; and the court, which warned that the case would be dismissed if the deadline was missed.
What happened
In Cordero v. United Airlines, Inc., Denyse Cordero missed a December 18, 2023 deadline to serve the complaint on United Airlines, Inc. or explain why service had not occurred.
The court gave Cordero one final extension, requiring her to serve the complaint by January 9, 2024. The court warned that it would dismiss the case for failure to prosecute if she missed that deadline.
Judge Cronan did not dismiss the case in this order. He directed the Clerk of Court to mail the order to Cordero, whom the order identifies as representing herself.
The detailed version
- Cordero v. United Airlines, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-08583
- John Cronan
- Dec. 19, 2023
Background
The court had previously extended Denyse Cordero's deadline to serve the complaint on United Airlines, Inc. or show why service had not been made. On December 5, 2023, the court extended the deadline to December 18, 2023, and warned that the case could be dismissed for failure to prosecute if Cordero did not comply. Cordero missed that deadline.
Ruling
The court gave Cordero one final extension, moving the deadline to serve the complaint to January 9, 2024. It stated that, if she failed to serve the complaint by that date, the court would dismiss the case for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The court did not dismiss the case in this order.
The Clerk of Court was directed to mail a copy of the order to Cordero, whom the order identifies as proceeding without a lawyer. The order does not address the underlying claims against United Airlines, Inc.
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