Filed: May 31, 2016
Latest Update: May 31, 2016
Summary: MEMORANDUM OPINION BERYL A. HOWELL , District Judge . On February 22, 2016, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Defs.' Mot. Summ. J., ECF No. 10. The Court advised the plaintiff of his obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the local rules of this Court to respond to the motion, and specifically warned the plaintiff that, if he did not respond to the defendants' motion by March 31, 2016, the Court may treat the motion as conceded. Order, ECF No. 11. The
Summary: MEMORANDUM OPINION BERYL A. HOWELL , District Judge . On February 22, 2016, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Defs.' Mot. Summ. J., ECF No. 10. The Court advised the plaintiff of his obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the local rules of this Court to respond to the motion, and specifically warned the plaintiff that, if he did not respond to the defendants' motion by March 31, 2016, the Court may treat the motion as conceded. Order, ECF No. 11. The p..
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge.
On February 22, 2016, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Defs.' Mot. Summ. J., ECF No. 10. The Court advised the plaintiff of his obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the local rules of this Court to respond to the motion, and specifically warned the plaintiff that, if he did not respond to the defendants' motion by March 31, 2016, the Court may treat the motion as conceded. Order, ECF No. 11. The plaintiff subsequently moved for appointment of counsel, Pl.'s Mot. Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 12, which motion was denied, while at the same time, the Court extended the plaintiff's deadline to respond to the pending summary judgment motion until May 6, 2016, Order, ECF No. 13. To date, however, the plaintiff has neither filed an opposition to the motion and nor requested more time to do so.
Rather than granting the defendants' motion as conceded, the Court instead will deny their motion without prejudice and dismiss the complaint without prejudice. If the plaintiff chooses to proceed with this case, he may file a motion to reopen it.
An Order is issued separately.
