J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Ward et al

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. J&J to Show Cause why Court should not construe its failure to timely respond to defendant's motion to dismiss 10 as an admission of its merits and enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/6/2010. (dka, )

J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Ward et al

Doc. 20

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. SHERNAKEIA WARD, individually and doing business as Keya's Corp., doing business as Fischer's Sports Bar & Grill, and KEYA'S CORP., doing business as Fischer's Sports Bar & Grill, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 10-cv-193-JPG

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on its own initiative for purposes of case management. Specifically, the Court is concerned with Plaintiff J & J Sports Productions, Inc.'s ("J & J") failure to respond to Defendants Shernakeia Ward and Keya's Corp.'s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 10). Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(c), J & J's response was due thirty days after said motion was served, but thirty days have passed and J & J has not responded. The Court may, in its discretion, construe a party's failure to file a timely response as an admission of the merits of the motion. S.D. Ill. L. R. 7.1(c). Being fully advised of the premises, the Court hereby ORDERS J & J to SHOW CAUSE on or before July 23, 2010, why the Court should not construe its failure to timely respond to Defendants' dismissal motion as an admission of its merits and enter judgment accordingly. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: July 6, 2010 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT DISTRICT JUDGE

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