ROSA v. WEXFORD

District Court, S.D. Indiana

ROSA v. WEXFORD

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION

RAFAEL ROSA, III, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:22-cv-00078-JPH-MJD ) CENTURION HEALTH OF INDIANA, LLC, ) CUPP Nurse, R.N., ) THERESA BRADLEY Nurse, ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION Magistrate Judge Dinsmore recommended that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for Plaintiff Rafael Rosa's repeated failure to comply with the Court's orders. Dkt. 119. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Dinsmore recommended that the case be dismissed based on the following: (1) Mr. Rosa failed to maintain regular communication with his recruited counsel, causing them to seek withdrawal from the case; (2) Mr. Rosa failed to appear at a hearing to discuss his counsel's motion to withdraw; and (3) Mr. Rosa failed to appear at a hearing to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for his previous failure to appear. There has not been any objection to the report and recommendation or any motion to substitute. The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Dinsmore's report and recommendation, dkt. [119], in whole. See Cartwright v. Silver Cross Hospital,

962 F.3d 933, 936

(7th Cir. 2020) (affirming dismissal of case as a sanction after plaintiff had repeatedly refused to engage with recruited counsel and demonstrated other contumacious conduct). This action is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b). The pending motion for summary judgment, dkt. [102], is now DENIED as moot. The clerk is directed to enter final judgment consistent with this order. SO ORDERED.

Date: 9/9/2024 Sjamnu Patnaik Hanbore James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge □□ Southern District of Indiana Distribution: RAFAEL ROSA, III 2262 Market St. Apt. #2 San Diego, CA 92102 All electronically registered counsel

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