Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:15-cv-08661
10-28-2020
BEN EWING, Individually, and as Executor/Administrator/Personal Representative of the Estate of His Wife, Frances Ewing, Plaintiff, v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Pending is Defendant Boston Scientific Corporation's Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice based on plaintiff's failure to serve a Plaintiff Fact Sheet pursuant to deadlines and requirements established by the court's previous pretrial order. (ECF No. 16). Plaintiff has not responded to the motion. The court finds, pursuant to Rules 16 and 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and after weighing the factors identified in Wilson v. Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 561 F.2d 494, 503-06 (4th Cir. 1977), that Boston Scientific Corporation ("BSC") should be dismissed without prejudice from this case for plaintiff's failure to serve a Plaintiff Fact Sheet in compliance with the court's previous pretrial order.
Therefore, the court ORDERS that the motion to dismiss (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED in part to the extent BSC seeks dismissal and DENIED insofar as BSC seeks dismissal of the entire case with prejudice. The court ORDERS that BSC is dismissed from this case without prejudice. One defendant remains.
The court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented party.
ENTER: October 28, 2020
/s/_________
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE