Mather v. St. Peter's Hospital

Full title: NATALIE MATHER, Plaintiff, v. ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, District of Montana

Date published: Jun 21, 2021

No. CV-20-72-H-SEH (D. Mont. Jun. 21, 2021)

Opinion

CV-20-72-H-SEH

06-21-2021

NATALIE MATHER, Plaintiff, v. ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL, Defendant.

SAM E. HADDON, United States District Judge.

ORDER

SAM E. HADDON, United States District Judge.

The Court's Scheduling Order of March 3, 2021, inter alia, directed Plaintiff to file a preliminary pretrial statement including pretrial disclosures by April 2, 2021.¹ None was filed.

1 See Doc. 26.

Plaintiffs responses to Defendant's discovery requests due May 8, 2021, were not provided.²

2 See Doc. 54.

Plaintiff has patently failed and refused to comply with the orders of the Court and to respond to disclosure requirements required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

The Court may dismiss an action if a party "fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery, including an order under Rule 26(f)."³ Plaintiff, without explanation or justification, has failed: (1) to comply with this Court's Scheduling Order;⁴ (2) to provide initial disclosures to Defendant; and (3) to respond to Defendant's discovery requests.

3 Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2)(A)

4 Doc. 26; see also Doc. 26 at 6.

Dismissal is warranted.

ORDERED:

This action is DISMISSED. Each party shall bear their own costs and attorney fees.