Lambeth v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Filing 11

Order granting 9 MOTION for C. Daniel White to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Telnia Yoder Lambeth. Attorney Carl Daniel White terminated. Plf's oral motion for an extension of time to meet and file a report pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) is G RANTED and the parties shall now file their report by 4/9/2011. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of the Preliminary Scheduling Order (doc. 5 ) and a copy of this order by certified and regular mail to plf at the address provided at the hearing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Katherine P. Nelson on 3/22/2011. Copies mailed as directed. (sdb) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/22/2011: # 1 Certified Mail Rec.) (sdb).

Lambeth v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Doc. 11

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION TELNIA YODER LAMBETH, f/n/a Telnia Yoder, Plaintiff, v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY, COMPANY, INC.,

) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
)

CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-00076-KD-N

Defendant.

) ) ORDER

This action came on for hearing this day before the undersigned Magistrate Judge on the motion (doc. 9) filed by C. Daniel White, Esq., to withdraw as counsel of record for the plaintiff. In addition to Mr. C. Daniel White, Esq., the following persons were present at the hearing: the plaintiff, Telnia Yoder Lambeth, and Felicia Long, counsel of record for the defendant, State Farm and Casualty Company, Inc. Upon consideration of the matters discussed at the hearing, including plaintiff's acquiescence in the motion, it is ORDERED that Mr. White's motion to withdraw is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff is warned that henceforth she will be proceeding pro se, which means without separate counsel unless new counsel appears on her behalf. The undersigned recommends that plaintiff review the Pro Se Litigant Guide which is available on the Court's website at www.alsd.uscourts.gov . Plaintiff is warned that the progress of this case will not be delayed because plaintiff does not have counsel. The Court is not inclined to grant extensions of deadlines or postpone hearings on basis that plaintiff is without counsel.

Dockets.Justia.com

Plaintiff is warned that failure to follow the orders entered by this Court, failure to respond to motions filed by the defendant, failure to appear at hearings, or failure to comply with all deadlines set forth by the Court may result in dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff is warned that either she or an attorney on her behalf must be present at any hearings. It is FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's oral motion for an extension of time to meet and file a report pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) is GRANTED and the parties shall now meet and file their the Rule 26(f) Report by no later than April 9, 2011. The remaining provisions of the Preliminary Scheduling Order entered on February 11, 2011 (doc. 5) are hereby reaffirmed and will govern the present proceedings. Until such time as a new attorney files a notice of appearance on plaintiff's behalf, the Clerk of the Court is directed to mail notice to plaintiff of any hearings which may be scheduled. The Clerk is further directed to send a copy of the Preliminary Scheduling Order (doc. 5) and a copy of this order by certified and regular mail to plaintiff at the address provided byplaintiff at the hearing, specifically: Telnia Yoder Lambeth 1820 Wilkerson Street Flomaton, Alabama 36641 Done this 22nd day of March, 2011.

/s/ Katherine P. Nelson KATHERINE P. NELSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE