Rehberg et al v. Flowers Foods, Inc et al

Filing 81

ORDER granting 78 Motion for Order to Plaintiffs Burks, Lewis, McClain, Moucha, and Ring to Show Cause Why Their Claims Should Not Be Dismissed. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 6/9/2014. (chh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:12-cv-00596-MOC-DSC
WILLARD ALLEN RILEY
MARIO RONCHETTI
SCOTT REHBERG, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
Vs.
FLOWERS BAKING COMPANY OF
JAMESTOWN, LLC
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.,
Defendants.

SHOW CAUSE ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on defendants’ Motion for Order to Plaintiffs Burks,
Lewis, McClain, Moucka, and Ring to Show Cause Why Their Claims Should Not Be
Dismissed. In support, defendants have shown that such pro se plaintiffs have failed to answer
or otherwise respond to discovery requests promulgated by defendants.
Such plaintiffs are advised that it is their obligation to answer, produce, and otherwise
respond to defendants’ discovery requests. Failure to respond can result in the imposition of
sanctions, which could include dismissal of their claims with prejudice. Such plaintiffs will,
therefore, be allowed 14 days within which to bring their discovery responses into compliance
and show cause why they have failed to so respond. At the end of that period, if such plaintiffs
have not fully complied with the discovery requests and shown cause why they failed to respond
within the initial period allowed, the court will entertain an appropriate motion for the imposition
of sanctions by defendant.

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ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that defendants’ Motion for Order to Plaintiffs
Burks, Lewis, McClain, Moucka, and Ring to Show Cause Why Their Claims Should Not Be
Dismissed (#78) is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs Burks, Lewis, McClain, Moucka, and Ring are
allowed 14 days within which to fully comply with defendants’ discovery request and show
cause to this court why they did not respond to those discovery requests within the time allowed.
Such plaintiffs are advised that failure to comply and Show Cause may result in the imposition of
sanctions, which could include dismissal of their claims with prejudice.

Signed: June 9, 2014

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