Opinion
22-CV-1023
09-26-2023
GLORY ANNA JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. JANE DOE, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
NANCY JOSEPH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On May 15, 2023, the court screened pro se plaintiff Glory Anna Johnson's amended complaint and allowed to proceed on claims against John and Jane Doe defendants. (ECF No. 13.) The court named Shawno County Jail Administrator Troy Beyer as a defendant for the limited purpose of assisting Johnson in identifying the Doe defendants. The court gave Johnson 60 days from the date that Beyer's attorney filed a notice of appearance to file a motion identifying the real names of the Doe defendants. The court cautioned Johnson that failing to timely identify the Doe defendants would result in dismissal of her case.
Beyer's attorney filed a notice of appearance on May 24, 2023, setting Johnson's deadline to identify the Doe defendants as July 24, 2023. To date, Johnson has not identified the Doe defendants. On July 26, 2023, Beyer filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 17.) On August 28, 2023, the court gave Johnson one last opportunity to identify the Doe defendants or file a letter explaining why she is unable to do so. The court warned Johnson that if she failed to identify the Doe defendants or file an explanatory letter by September 11, 2023, the court would grant Beyer's motion to dismiss and dismiss the case.
The September 11, 2023, deadline has passed, and the court has not heard from Johnson. As such, the court will grant Beyer's motion to dismiss because Johnson has failed to prosecute the case. See Civ. L.R. 41(c).
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Beyer's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 17) is GRANTED. The case is DISMISSED for lack of prosecution. Judgment will be entered accordingly.