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Parties Involved:
Judy Bartlett
Plaintiff
Social Security Administration
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

JUDY BARTLETT Plaintiff

v. 4:03CV01006 GTE

JO ANNE B. BARNHART,

Commissioner, Social

Security Administration, Defendant

ORDER

The Commissioner filed her answer and a transcript of the

proceedings below on December 1, 2005. (Docket #12) On January 3,

2006, the Court entered an Order directing Plaintiff to file her

appeal brief no later than February 14, 2006, with Defendant's brief

to be filed 42 days after service of Plaintiff’s brief. (Docket

#13) On March 13, Plaintiff filed a significantly belated motion for

extension of time to file her brief. That extension of time was

granted until April 30, 2006. (Docket #16) Although that allowed

time passed, Plaintiff still did not file her brief, request an

extension of time within which to do so, or otherwise respond to the

Court's Order.

By an Order filed July 11, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiff an

additional thirty days within which to file her brief. That Order

specifically cautioned Plaintiff: 

If Plaintiff does not comply with this Order, the case

may be subject to dismissal for failure to comply with the

Court's orders and for failure to prosecute, and

Plaintiff’s counsel may be required to show cause why he

should not be held in contempt of court.

The allowed thirty days, and more, have passed. Plaintiff still

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has not filed her brief or requested additional time to do so or

otherwise responded to the Court’s Order of July 11, 2006.

THEREFORE, this case is hereby dismissed without prejudice for

failure to prosecute and failure to comply with the Court’s Orders.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this 21st day of September, 2006.

 /s/ Garnett Thomas Eisele 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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