Harris v. Cooper B-Line, Inc. et al

Filing 44

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. (Show Cause Response due by 1/3/2014.) Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 12/16/2013. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
ADRIAN HARRIS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 13-cv-440-JPG-DGW

COOPER B-LINE, INC., MACHINISTS NO. 9
and WAYNE HENZE,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on defendant District 9 of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (“Machinists No. 9”) motion to dismiss Count I for failure
to exhaust administrative remedies (Doc. 33) and defendant Wayne Henze’s motion to dismiss
Count II on the grounds of preemption or failure to state a claim (Doc. 40). Pursuant to Local
Rule 7.1(c), plaintiff Adrian Harris’ responses were due 30 days after the motions to dismiss were
filed, but 30 days have passed and Harris 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 Harris to SHOW CAUSE on or before January
3, 2014, why the Court should not construe his failure to timely respond to the motions to dismiss
as admissions of the merits of the motions and dismiss Counts I against Machinists No. 9 and
Count II against Henze. Failure to respond in a timely manner to this order may result in
dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)
and the Court’s inherent authority to manage its docket. See In re Bluestein & Co., 68 F.3d 1022,
1025 (7th Cir. 1995).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 16, 2013
s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE