Sibel Products Inc v. Gaming Partners International Corporation

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that plaintiff show cause why Court should not construe its failure to timely respond to motion to dismiss as an admission of the merits of the motion and dismiss Counts I and II against defendant Gaming Partners International Corporation. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 6/30/09. (dka, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SIBEL PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on defendant Gaming Partners International Corporation's Motion to Dismiss Counts I and II of the Amended Complaint (Doc. 20), which was filed on April 24, 2009. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(c), plaintiff Sibel Products, Inc.'s response was due 30 days after the motion to dismiss was filed, but 30 days have passed and plaintiff has not responded. The Court may, it its discretion, construe a party's failure to file a timely response as an admission of the merits of the motion. Local Rule 7.1(c). The Court hereby ORDERS plaintiff Sibel Products, Inc. to SHOW CAUSE on or before July 17, 2009, why the Court should not construe its failure to timely respond to the motion to dismiss as an admission of the merits of the motion and dismiss Counts I and II against defendant Gaming Partners International Corporation. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 30, 2009 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT DISTRICT JUDGE Case No. 09-cv-87-JPG