Walker's Food Products Co. v. CP Trucking Services, Inc.

Filing 26

Order of Dismissal Without Prejudice. Signed on March 13, 2018, by Chief District Judge Greg Kays. (Law clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION
WALKER’S FOOD PRODUCTS CO.,
Plaintiff,
v.
CP TRUCKING SERVICES, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:17-cv-054-DGK

ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
This lawsuit arises from a shipment of refrigerated food gone bad.

Plaintiff hired

Defendant to deliver $15,074.88 worth of refrigerated food product to a customer in Florida.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendant allowed the food to become too warm in transit, so that when it
arrived the customer rejected it and the entire shipment had to be destroyed.
On September 15, 2017, the Clerk made an entry of default (Doc. 24) under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 55(a) because Defendant failed to defend. Since that time, there has been no
movement in the case.
On January 11, 2018, the Court issued a show cause order directing Plaintiff to either
take some action in this case—such as move for default judgment under Rule 55(b)—or show
cause why this case should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.
Plaintiff’s response was due on or before February 12, 2018, but no response was filed.
Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that this case be DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.
370 U.S. 626 (1962) (holding a district court may dismiss a case sua sponte for failure to
prosecute).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date:

March 13, 2018

/s/ Greg Kays
GREG KAYS, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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