Watson v. Ciconte, Wasserman, Scerba & Kerrick LLC et al

Filing 43

MEMORANDUM. Signed by Judge Leonard P. Stark on 11/13/2017. (jcs)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

RENEE S. WATSON,
Plaintiff,
Civ. No. 13-1585-LPS

CICONTE,WASSERMAN,SCERBA &
KERRICK,LLC,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM

1.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Renee S. Watson ("Plaintiff or "Watson") filed this action on September 20, 2013.

She proceeds

se and was granted informapauperis status. The Court dismissed the complaint and

gave Watson leave to amend. {See D.I. 21,22) The court dismissed the amended complaint and
gave Plaintiffleave to file a second amended complaint. Watson filed a second amended complaint
on October 21, 2016. {See D.I. 28, 29, 31) She took no further action until September 14, 2017,in

response to the Court's show cause order. {See D.I. 38,41)

On August 10,2017, the Court granted Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates,LLC's
("PRA") motion to dismiss the second amended complaint and ordered Watson to show cause why
the case should not be dismissed for her failure to prosecute. (D.I. 37,38) On August 15,
Defendant Ciconte, Wasserman, Scerba & Kerrick,LLC("CWSK")asked the Court to allow it to

join and adopt co-Defendant PRA's motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. (D.I. 34, 39)
On September 14, 2017, the day Plaintiff was ordered to file a response to the show cause order, she
filed a response to the previously ruled upon motion to dismiss. (D.I. 41)