Richards v. General Dynamics

Filing 39

Judge Joseph L. Tauro: ORDER DISMISSING CASE entered. After reviewing Defendant's Status Report 38 , this court hereby orders that this case is DISMISSED for failure to presecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Provdedure 41(b). This case is CLOSED. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
KATHY RICHARDS,
Plaintiff,
v.
GENERAL DYNAMICS,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 09-11172-JLT

ORDER
June 1, 2011
TAURO, J.
After reviewing Defendant’s Status Report [#38], this court hereby orders that this case is
DISMISSED for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).1 This
case is CLOSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Joseph L. Tauro
United States District Judge

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See Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630 (1962) (“The authority of a court to
dismiss sua sponte for lack of prosecution has generally been considered an ‘inherent
power’ . . . .”); Alen-Guitierrez v. Acevedo-Miranda, 66 Fed. Appx. 226, 228 (1st Cir. 2003)
(holding that the district court properly dismissed a case sua sponte pursuant to Rule 41(b)).