Opinion
7:23-cv-40 (WLS)
07-14-2023
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
Before the Court is the Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. 15) (“Joint Stipulation”) filed on behalf of Plaintiff and Defendant Carlton Taylor. Pro se co-defendant, Jonathan Taylor, is not a party to the Joint Stipulation. A stipulation of dismissal must be signed by all parties who have appeared before the Court. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), see also Clerk's Notice of Deficiency as to Jt. Stip. July 7, 2023. By virtue of his letter to the Court docketed as an Answer on April 17, 2023, Jonathan Taylor made an appearance before the Court. (See Doc. 6;.) Further, Jonathan Taylor appeared on his own behalf at the Court's initial discovery conference held June 6, 2023.
Based on the foregoing, on or before Friday, July 21, 2023, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file such appropriate documents as are necessary to cure the July 7, 2023 Notice of Deficiency or provide the Court with a written status report clarifying their intentions to prosecute this case going forward.
SO ORDERED.