Ville v. Meridian At Stone Creek Assisted Living

Filing 13

ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. The Court is left with no alternative at this point but to DISMISS the matter without prejudice. Plaintiff may, within the statute of limitations, re-file the matter at some future date when she can either obtain representation or satisfy the procedural requirements of federal litigation herself. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (cc: Plaintiff via U.S. Mail)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ISATU VILLE,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

v.

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CASE NO. C17-913 MJP

MERIDIAN AT STONE CREEK
ASSISTED LIVING,

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Defendant.
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On September 29, 2017, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause in this matter noting
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that, having been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis and been issued a summons by the
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Clerk, Plaintiff had failed to serve the summons and complaint on Defendant within the time
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prescribed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff was given 14 days from the date of
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the order to show cause why her matter should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Dkt.
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No. 10.)
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ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE - 1

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Plaintiff filed two documents in response to the order to show cause. (See Dkt. Nos. 11

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and 12.) Neither document explains her failure to serve the summons and complaint on

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Defendant nor proposes a plan for her to do so.

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The Court is left with no alternative at this point but to DISMISS the matter without

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prejudice. Plaintiff may, within the statute of limitations, re-file the matter at some future date

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when she can either obtain representation or satisfy the procedural requirements of federal

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litigation herself.

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The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to Plaintiff.
Dated: October 19, 2017.

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Marsha J. Pechman
United States District Judge

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE - 2