Opinion
12 Civ. 8520
09-22-2014
APPEARANCES: Pro Se HASSAN CRAWFORD General Delivery New York, NY 10001 Attorneys for Defendants LAW OFFICES OF ARTHUR SANDERS 30 South Main Street New City, New York 10956 By: Arthur Jay Sanders, Esq. MEL S. HARRIS AND ASSOCIATES, LLC 5 Hanover Square New York, NY 10004 By: Shelby Kirsten Benjamin, Esq
OPINION
APPEARANCES:
Pro Se
HASSAN CRAWFORD
General Delivery
New York, NY 10001
Attorneys for Defendants
LAW OFFICES OF ARTHUR SANDERS
30 South Main Street
New City, New York 10956
By: Arthur Jay Sanders, Esq.
MEL S. HARRIS AND ASSOCIATES, LLC
5 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
By: Shelby Kirsten Benjamin, Esq
Sweet, D.J.
Plaintiff Hassan Crawford ("Plaintiff") filed his complaint, pro se, alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and various state laws on November 19, 2012.
The Plaintiff did not appear at the pretrial conference scheduled by the Court on September 19, 2013. By order of September 25, 2013, this action was dismissed for failure to prosecute.
On April 29, 214, the Plaintiff's motion to amend his complaint was granted. On May 2, 2013, a pretrial order was issued setting a pretrial conference for June 4, 2014, amended by order of June 2, 2013, setting the conference for September 17, 2014.
On September 17, 2014, the Defendants appeared and the Plaintiff did not. As a consequence, this action is dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff is granted twenty (20) days to show good cause to reopen this action.
It is so ordered. New York, NY
September 22, 2014
/s/_________
ROBERT W. SWEET
U.S.D.J.