Mick v. USA

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that Mick show cause why the Court should not construe his failure to respond to Motion to Dismiss 7 as an admission of its merits and enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 8/25/2010. (dka, )

-CJP Mick v. USA

Doc. 8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JEFFREY MICK, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Dorothy Mick, Deceased, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, on behalf ) of its agency, the Farm Service Agency, f/k/a ) Farmers Home Administration, ) ) Defendant. )

Case No. 10-cv-487-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 Jeffrey Mick's failure to respond to the Government's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 7). Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(c), Mick's response was due thirty days after said motion was served, but thirty days have passed and Mick 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 Mick to SHOW CAUSE on or before September 10,2010, why the Court should not construe his failure to timely respond to the Government's dismissal motion as an admission of its merits and enter judgment accordingly. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: August 25, 2010 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT DISTRICT JUDGE

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