Buchanan, Terrence et al v. Dane County Sheriff Dept. et al

Filing 80

ORDER that plaintiff Isaac Torres may have until July 10, 2019, to file a response to defendants' motion for summary judgment. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 6/19/2019. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
TERRENCE BUCHANAN and
ISAAC TORRES,
ORDER
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-572-wmc

SHERIFF DAVE MAHONEY, ET AL.,

Defendants.

Pro se plaintiff Isaac Torres is proceeding in this lawsuit against defendants, various
Dane County Jail employees, related to the conditions at the Dane County Jail. On April
15, 2019, defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims. (Dkt. #65.) The court
set May 16, 2019, as plaintiff’s deadline to respond to defendants’ motion. That deadline
has passed. While Torres wrote a letter to the court on April 18, 2019, requesting copies
of certain documents, Torres has not filed any materials in opposition to defendants’
motion, requested an extension of time to oppose their motion or reached out to the court
in any other manner. His failure to respond to defendants’ motion, or to take any other
action indicating that he is preparing an opposition, suggest that he may have abandoned
this lawsuit.

Accordingly, the court will give Torres one more chance to respond to

defendants’ motion: he now has until July 10, 2019, to file an opposition to defendants’
motion for summary judgment. His failure to meet this deadline will cause the court to
dismiss his claims for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
41(b).

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Isaac Torres may have until July 10, 2019, to file a
response to defendants’ motion for summary judgment. If Torres does not respond by
that date, the court will dismiss his claims with prejudice under Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute.
Dated this 19th day of June, 2019.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge

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