Altman v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc et al

Filing 11

ORDER granting 10 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution. Signed by Judge David R. Herndon on 12/1/2014. (dsw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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IN RE YASMIN AND YAZ (DROSPIRENONE)
MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND
PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

3:09-md-02100-DRH-PMF
MDL No. 2100

-----------------------------------------------------------This Document Relates to:

Judge David R. Herndon

Lanese, et al. v. Bayer HealthCare
Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al. No. 3:13-cv-10577DRH-PMF1
Bridges et al v. Bayer Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals Inc et al. No. 3:13-cv-10544DRH-PMF2
Outlaw et al v. Bayer Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. No. 3:13-cv-10543DRH-PMF3
Altman v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
Inc et al. No. 3:12-cv-10091-DRH-PMF
ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
HERNDON, District Judge:
This matter is before the Court on the Bayer Defendants’ motions for an
order dismissing the above captioned plaintiffs’ claims without prejudice for
failure to file an appearance as required by this Court’s Order and Local Rule
83.1(g)(2).

1

This order applies to plaintiffs Tinika Anderson-Oliver and Angela Barlow only.
This order applies to plaintiff Latunya Barlow only.
3
This order applies to plaintiff Stella Agogbou only.
2

In each of the above captioned cases, the Court granted a motion to
withdraw filed by counsel. The orders granting leave to withdraw expressly
provided that if the subject plaintiff (or her new counsel) failed to file a timely
supplementary entry of appearance, the action would be subject to dismissal
without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to
prosecute or to comply with the orders of this Court including failure to comply
with the Plaintiff Fact Sheet requirements.

To date, and in violation of this

Court’s orders and Local Rule 83.1(g), the above captioned plaintiffs have not filed
a supplementary appearance. In addition, none of the above captioned plaintiffs
have responded to the instant motion to dismiss.
The plaintiffs must comply with the Local Rules and this Court’s orders.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Accordingly, for the reasons stated herein, the claims of the
above captioned plaintiffs are hereby dismissed without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed this 25th day of November, 2014.

David R.
Herndon
2014.11.25
12:53:15 -06'00'
District Judge
United States District Court