Williams, Patricia v. Dept. of Workforce Development et al

Filing 7

ORDER consolidating these three cases on the court's own motion allpurposes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 42. Plaintiff Patricia Williams is GRANTED leave to proceed against Department of Workforce Development, Andre Small, Joseph Ledger, Karl Dahle n, Sheri Pollock, Meredith Dressel, Nicholas Lampone, Enid Glenn and Delora Newton. Leave to proceed denied and case dismissed against Raymond Allen, Oscar Aviles, Leslie Mirkin and Lorie Walker. Service to be made by USMS. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 6/19/2017. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TERRANCE D. NEWCOMB,
ORDER
Plaintiff,
16-cv-273-bbc
v.
KYLE KNOTZ,
Defendant.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pro se plaintiff Terrance Newcomb is proceeding on two Fourth Amendment claims
arising out of a 2015 traffic stop conducted by defendant Kyle Knotz, a deputy sheriff for
Dunn County, Wisconsin: (1) defendant unreasonably prolonged the traffic stop; and (2)
defendant used a taser against plaintiff without justification. Defendant has moved for
summary judgment on both claims, dkt. #16, but plaintiff missed his April 5, 2017 deadline
for opposing the motion. In an order dated May 22, 2017, dkt. #26, I warned plaintiff that
I would dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice for his failure to prosecute if he did not respond
by June 6, 2017. Because plaintiff still has not filed an opposition brief or otherwise
communicated with the court, I am dismissing the case.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE under Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(b) for plaintiff Terrance Newcomb’s failure to prosecute. The clerk of court is

directed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case.
Entered this 19th day of June, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
__________________________________
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge