Jacobs v. Young

Filing 19

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry) - IT IS ORDERED that: 1)Pltfs 4 MOTION to Appoint Counsel is DENIED. 2)Within 14 days, Pltf shall file his bropp to the 12 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. Brief in Opposition due by 3/25/2014. Signed by Honorable Yvette Kane on 3/11/14. SEE MEMO FOR DETAILS. (sc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

RAHN ANDRE JACOBS,
Plaintiff,
v.
DR. WILLIAM W. YOUNG,
Defendant

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CIVIL NO. 1:CV-13-2066
(Judge Kane)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 11th day of March, 2014, in accordance with the attached
Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1.

Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel (Doc. No. 4) is denied without
prejudice.

2.

Within fourteen (14) days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall file his brief
in opposition to Defendant’s motion to dismiss in accordance with M.D. Pa. L.R.
7.6. Failure to comply with this order may result in the granting of the motion or
dismissal of this case for failure to prosecute. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b)(“If the
plaintiff fails to prosecute or to comply with these rules or a court order, a
defendant may move to dismiss the action or any claim against it.”); Link v.
Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962)(interpreting Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 41(b) as permitting sua sponte dismissals by the court); Poulis v. State
Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 747 F.2d 863, 868 (3d Cir. 1984).

S/ Yvette Kane
YVETTE KANE, District Judge
Middle District of Pennsylvania