Opinion
21-CV-897
01-20-2023
ALEXANDER C. HUNT, Plaintiff, v. LYLA HANSEN et al., Defendants.
ORDER
NANCY JOSEPH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On November 3, 2022, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on the merits. (ECF No. 35.) On November 4, 2022, the court issued a notice and order informing Hunt he had until December 5, 2022, to file a response to the motion or request additional time. (ECF No. 40.)
The December 5, 2022, deadline has passed, and Hunt still has not filed a response. As such, the court will construe the motion as unopposed. The court has reviewed the defendants' motion, brief in support, and the undisputed facts, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e)(2), and concludes that the defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the merits. Accordingly, the defendant's motion is granted, and the case is dismissed with prejudice.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the defendants' motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 35) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk of Court will enter judgment accordingly.
This order and the judgment to follow are final. A dissatisfied party may appeal this court's decision to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by filing in this court a notice of appeal within 30 days of the entry of judgment. See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3, 4. This court may extend this deadline if a party timely requests an extension and shows good cause or excusable neglect for not being able to meet the 30-day deadline. See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)(A).
Under certain circumstances, a party may ask this court to alter or amend its judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) or ask for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Any motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) must be filed within 28 days of the entry of judgment. The court cannot extend this deadline. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b)(2). Any motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) must be filed within a reasonable time, generally no more than one year after the entry of the judgment. The court cannot extend this deadline. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b)(2).
A party is expected to closely review all applicable rules and determine what, if any, further action is appropriate.