Bernhard Kuhmstedt v. Gramercy Global Entertainment, LLC et al

Filing 14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: The parties filed a stipulation to extend time to respond to the initial complaint to September 16, 2022, which the Court granted. Dkt. Nos. 12 , 13 . No responsive plea ding has been filed, and Plaintiff has not sought entry of default or default judgment. Plaintiff is ordered to show cause, in writing, no later than September 26, 2022, why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. (jgr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BERNHARD KÜHMSTEDT, AN
INDIVIDUAL,

Case No. 2:22-cv-04981-SB-MRW

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF
PROSECUTION

v.
GRAMERCY GLOBAL
ENTERTAINMENT, LLC et al.,
Defendants.

Generally, defendants other than the United States must answer the
complaint within 21 days after service. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1). On July 26,
2022, Plaintiff filed proof of service of the complaint on Defendant. Dkt. No. 11.
A responsive pleading was due on August 16, 2022. The parties filed a stipulation
to extend time to respond to the initial complaint to September 16, 2022, which the
Court granted. Dkt. Nos. 12, 13. No responsive pleading has been filed, and
Plaintiff has not sought entry of default or default judgment. Plaintiff is ordered to
show cause, in writing, no later than September 26, 2022, why this action should
not be dismissed for lack of prosecution.
The Court will consider as an appropriate response to this Order to Show
Cause the filing, on or before the above date, of a motion for default judgment. No
oral argument on this matter will be heard unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Upon the filing of a motion for default
judgment, this Order to Show Cause will be automatically discharged without
further order. Failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause will result in the
dismissal without prejudice of the action in its entirety.
IT IS SO ORDERED
Date: September 18, 2022

___________________________
Hon. Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.
United States District Judge
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