ORDER AND REASONS

KURT D. ENGELHARDT, District Judge.

Local Rule 7.5 of the Eastern District of Louisiana requires that a memorandum in opposition to a motion be filed and that a copy be provided to the hearing judge eight days prior to the date set for the motion to submitted. No memorandum in opposition to the following motion set for submission on July 5, 2017, has been filed to date:

Defendant Hammond Daily Star Publishing Company, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Rec. Doc. 12)

Accordingly, given that Shambra Necole Smith has failed to oppose the instant motion, and otherwise finding the motion to have merit, IT IS ORDERED that the motion is hereby GRANTED, and Plaintiff Shambra Necole Smith's claims against Defendant Hammond Daily Star Publishing Company, Inc. are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

A motion for reconsideration of this Order, if any, must be filed within fourteen (14) days of the date this Order is entered by the Clerk of Court. The motion must be accompanied by opposition memorandum to the original motion. Because a motion for reconsideration would not have been necessary had a timely opposition memorandum been filed, the costs incurred in connection with the motion, including attorneys' fees, will be assessed against the party moving for reconsideration. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, 83. A statement of costs conforming to Local Rule 54.3 shall be submitted by all parties desiring to be awarded costs and attorneys' fees no later than eight days prior to the hearing of the motion for reconsideration.