Vanhoose v. Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION

HAROLD D. VANHOOSE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CV417-091 ) OLD TOWN TROLLEY TOURS ) OF SAVANNAH, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER The parties filed their notice of settlement on December 3, 2018, indicating that they would move to dismiss the case once they had finalized their settlement documents. Doc. 22. There has been no further activity in this case. It is therefore unclear whether the parties have resolved their dispute, or intend to proceed with the case. Within 14 days of the date this Order is served, the parties shall either (1) file their stipulation of dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, or (2) face a recommendation of dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) (authorizing district courts to dismiss an action for failure to obey a court order); L.R. 41.1(c) (authorizing district court to dismiss for lack of prosecution); Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962) (courts have the inherent authority to dismiss claims for lack of prosecution); Collins v. Lake Helen, L.P., 249 F. App’x 116, 120 (11th Cir. 2007) (“[D]istrict court[s] possesses the inherent power to police [their] docket[s]” and to prune out those cases left to languish by their litigants). SO ORDERED, this 10th day of May, 2019. Jos A (Cha A[CAx CHRISTOPHER L. RAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA