United States Department of Labor v. S P Mart, Inc. et al

Filing 23

ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 9/7/17. (Anderson, S. Thomas)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
EASTERN DIVISION

THOMAS E. PEREZ, Secretary
of Labor, United States
Department of Labor,
Plaintiff,
VS.
S P MART, INC., BIK OIL, LLC,
A-ONE ENTERPRISES, LLC,
DELTA FUEL, LLC, SURINDER
P. SINGH, and HARLEEN VIRK,
Defendants.

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No. 1:15-cv-1109-STA-egb

ORDER CLOSING CASE ADMINISTRATIVELY

On May 8, 2015 Plaintiff Thomas E. Perez, then the Secretary of the United States
Department of Labor, initiated this action for injunctive relief against the Defendant employers
under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (ECF No. 1). Defendants consented to the entry of a
Permanent Injunction (ECF No. 21) against them on August 18, 2015. No other action has been
taken in this matter.
Administratively closing a case is a case-management tool used by district courts to obtain
an accurate count of active cases. CitiFinancial Corp. v. Harrison, 453 F.3d 245, 250 (5th Cir.
2006). That is, the court may close a case administratively for statistical purposes. Corion Corp.
v. Chen, 964 F.2d 55, 56–57 (1st Cir. 1992); see also Lehman v. Revolution Portfolio L.L.C., 166
F.3d 389 (1st Cir. 1999) (citations omitted) (“Th[is] method is used in various districts throughout
the nation in order to shelve pending, but dormant, cases.”). The court in Lehman “endorse[d] the

judicious use of administrative closings by district courts in circumstances in which a case, though
not dead, is likely to remain moribund for an appreciable period of time.” 166 F.3d at 392.
Consequently, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close the case for statistical purposes.
Nothing contained in this order shall be considered as a dismissal or disposition of this action.
Should further proceedings become necessary, either party may initiate that proceeding in the
same manner as if this order had not been entered.
It is so ORDERED.
s/ S. Thomas Anderson
S. THOMAS ANDERSON
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Date: September 7, 2017

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