CMFG Life Insurance Company v. Harrison et al

Filing 96

ORDER directing the parties to file a status report within 10 days from the date of this order. (Compliance due by 6/11/2020.) Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr. on 6/1/20. (jrb)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

f/k/a CUNA Mutual Insurance
Society,

Interpleader Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV415-287

V.

MARCIA BASHLOR HARRISON,

Defendant, Cross-Claimant,
and Cross-Defendant,

JAMES B. HARDY, III, Executor of
the Estate of HILDA HALLOWS

BASHLOR,
Defendant and CrossClaimant.

ORDER

Defendant James B. Hardy, III, as Executor of the Estate of

Hilda Hallows Bashlor
Harrison

("Harrison")

Bashlor

Taylor

Georgia

Local

{'"Hardy"), and
sought

("Taylor")
Rule

to

dismiss

pursuant

41.1(b)

for

Defendant Marcia Bashlor

want

to
of

Defendant

Southern

Beverly

District

prosecution

for

of
her

failure to respond to this Court's orders due to either willful
disobedience or neglect. (Doc. 94 at 1-2.) Defendant Hardy and
Defendant Harrison represented to this Court that "the remaining

parties
resolve

are informed
their

and

differences

believe that they
with

the

will

dismissal

be

of

Taylor, without the necessity of trial." (Id. at 2.)

able

to

Defendant

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This

Court

granted

Defendants'

motion

and

dismissed

Defendant Taylor with prejudice on February 1, 2020. (Doc. 95.)
However,
could

despite

resolve

Defendants'

this

case,

no

statement
further

that

action

they
has

believe
been

they

taken

in

this case. Neither Defendant has filed a stipulated dismissal,

sought a

trial

reasonable

date, or otherwise

promptness.

The

parties

prosecuted
are,

their

case

with

therefore, DIRECTED

to

inform this Court within ten (10) days of this Order the status
of this case. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)

and Local Rule 41.1, the district court may dismiss any civil
action for want of prosecution, with or without prejudice, for

failure

to

prosecute

with

reasonable

promptness.

Should

Defendant Hardy and Defendant Harrison fail to comply with this
Order or otherwise continue to act in a dilatory manner in this
case, this action will be subject to dismissal.

SO ORDERED this /^^day of June 2020.

WILLIAM T. MOORE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA