Smith v. General Motors, LLC

Filing 49

ORDER granting (7630) Motion to Dismiss in case 1:14-md-02543-JMF; granting (47) Motion to Dismiss in case 1:18-cv-01389-JMF. The Court GRANTS New GM's motion. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate 14-MD-2543, ECF No. 7630 and 18-CV-138 9, ECF No. 47. The Clerk of Court is further directed to terminate Janet Smith as a party in 14-MD-2543 and to close 18-CV-1389. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 12/19/19) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:14-md-02543-JMF, 1:18-cv-01389-JMF (yv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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IN RE:
GENERAL MOTORS LLC IGNITION SWITCH LITIGATION
This Document Relates To:
Smith v. General Motors, LLC, 18-CV-1389

14-MD-2543 (JMF)
ORDER

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JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge:
On December 19, 2019, New GM filed an unopposed motion to dismiss with prejudice
the claims of Plaintiff Janet Smith, on the ground that Ms. Smith has passed away and that no
motion for substitution was made within 90 days of the filing of a suggestion of death, as
required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1). See ECF Nos. 7630, 7631. Substantially
for the reasons in New GM’s memorandum of law, the Court GRANTS New GM’s motion.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate 14-MD-2543, ECF No. 7630 and 18-CV1389, ECF No. 47. The Clerk of Court is further directed to terminate Janet Smith as a party in
14-MD-2543 and to close 18-CV-1389.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 19, 2019
New York, New York

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JESSE M. FURMAN
United States District Judge