Grovogel v. Doe et al

Filing 38

ORDER signed by Judge Pamela Pepper on 9/6/2019. By 10/11/2019, plaintiff to file response to defendant's motion for summary judgment; failure to file by deadline will result in dismissal. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Ronald Grovogel)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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RONALD W. GROVOGEL,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-1274-pp

KAREN BUTLER,
Defendant.
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ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY OCTOBER 11, 2019
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On July 19, 2019, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment.
Dkt. No. 35. The defendant filed a certificate of service, indicating that she
mailed copies of the motion, brief and supporting documents to the plaintiff on
the same day. Dkt. No. 35-1. In the scheduling order it issued on December 20,
2018, the court ordered that a party opposing a motion for summary judgment
had to file his response within thirty days of the date the motion was served,
dkt. no. 29); in this case, the plaintiff’s response was due around August 18,
2019.
It is the plaintiff’s obligation to keep up with the deadlines, and to
comply with them. Because the plaintiff has not responded to the motion for
summary judgment, the court does not know whether he wants to continue
with his case, or whether he disagrees with the defendants.
The court will give the plaintiff a final opportunity to respond to the
defendant’s motion for summary judgment. If the plaintiff does not file a

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response by the deadline the court sets below, the court will dismiss his case
with prejudice for his failure to diligently pursue it.
The court ORDERS that the plaintiff must file his response to the
defendant’s motion for summary judgment in time for the court to receive it by
the end of the day on Friday, October 11, 2019. If the court does not receive
the plaintiff’s response, or an explanation giving good cause for his failure to
file a response, in time for the court to receive it by the end of the day on
October 11, 2019, the court will dismiss this case under Civil Local Rule 41(c)
(E.D. Wis.) for the plaintiff’s failure to diligently pursue it.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 6th day of September, 2019.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. PAMELA PEPPER
United States District Judge

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