Opinion
2:22-cv-00287-TL
02-14-2023
CHARLIE EDGMON, by and through his next friend, THOMAS DEGROOT, Plaintiff(s), v. SUSAN E. BIRCH; COORDINATED CARE OF WASHINGTON, INC.; and SOUND, Defendant(s).
ORDER TO FILE A JOINT STATUS REPORT
Tana Lin United States District Judge
This matter is before the Court sua sponte, on review of the record.
The Parties have tentatively settled this case and seek the Court's approval of the settlement, which is contingent upon the report of the guardian ad litem representing Plaintiff Charlie Edgmon. Dkt. No. 50 at 2. On October 28, 2022, the Court appointed the Parties' jointly requested settlement guardian ad litem and set a 45-day deadline for the guardian ad litem to file a report. Dkt. No. 52. Forty-five days later, on December 12, the Court granted the Parties' joint motion for a 30-day continuance of the guardian ad litem's report. Dkt. Nos. 55, 56.
The deadline for the guardian ad litem's report was January 11, 2023, over a month ago. No report has been filed. Other than seeking (and receiving) authorization for the guardian ad litem to work up to 30 additional hours (Dkt. Nos. 58, 59), the Parties have taken no substantive action in this matter, much less sought a timely extension of the report deadline.
Accordingly, the Court hereby DIRECTS the Parties to file a joint status report within seven (7) days of this Order, explaining the delay and when the Parties expect the guardian ad litem report to be completed. Failure to respond to this Order or provide an adequate justification for the delay may result in the imposition of sanctions, including dismissal.