Anderson v. Carolina Healthcare System

Filing 7

ORDER directing Plaintiff to file a Motion for Entry of Default if she wishes to continue to prosecute this claim. Plaintiff shall file a motion within fourteen (14) days. Failure to file such motion will result in dismissal of all claims. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 08/29/2018. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(brl)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:17-cv-00308-RJC-DSC
LATASHA ANDERSON,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CAROLINA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court sua sponte.

Plaintiff filed her

Complaint, (Doc. No. 1), on June 7, 2017, and summons was returned executed on
July 17, 2017, (Doc. No. 6). Defendant had until July 24, 2017, to file an Answer to
Plaintiff’s Complaint. The time has now expired. Plaintiff appears pro se and has
not filed a motion for entry of default pursuant to Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure.1 It is Plaintiff’s burden to move this case forward, and Plaintiff will
be required to take appropriate action within 14 days.

IT IS, THEREFORE,

ORDERED that should Plaintiff wish to continue to prosecute this claim, she shall
file a Motion for Entry of Default within 14 days. FAILURE TO FILE SUCH A
MOTION WITHIN 14 DAYS WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF ALL CLAIMS
AGAINST DEFENDANT.

a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed
to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise, the
clerk must enter the party's default.”
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“When

Signed: August 29, 2018