Opinion
21 Civ. 2727 (JPC)
06-18-2021
RICARDO VELASQUEZ, Plaintiff, v. HANA WINE & SPIRIT CORP., doing business as CENTRAL WINE & LIQUOR STORE, and WID REALTY CORP., Defendants.
ORDER
JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge:
Plaintiff Ricardo Velasquez filed the Complaint in this action on March 30, 2021. Dkt. 1. Defendants Hana Wine & Spirit Corp. and WID Realty Corp. were served with the Complaint on April 26, 2021, making their answers due by May 17, 2021. Dkts. 7-8. To date, neither of these two Defendants has appeared in this action nor answered the Complaint.
Within one week of the filing of this Order, Plaintiff is directed to file a status letter with the Court. In that letter, Plaintiff shall inform the Court as to the status of this litigation, including whether he intends to move for default judgment against Defendants. If Plaintiff fails to update the Court as to the status of this litigation, the Court may dismiss the action sua sponte for failure to prosecute. See LeSane v. Hall's Sec. Analyst, Inc., 239 F.3d 206, 209 (2d Cir. 2001) (“[I]t is unquestioned that Rule 41(b) also gives the district court authority to dismiss a plaintiffs case sua sponte for failure to prosecute . . . .”).
SO ORDERED.