Be ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: Soma UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: 4/16/2020 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Lawrence Young, Plaintiff, 19-cv-9246 (AJN) ORDER Snowview Management Corporation, Defendant.

ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: Pursuant to the Court’s order of February 28, 2020, by March 13, 2020, Plaintiff was to seek a certificate of default and move for default judgment against Defendant, pursuant to this Court’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases, or file a status update with the Court explaining why a motion for default judgment against Defendant should not be filed at this time. See Dkt. No. 8. As of the date of this order, the Court is not in receipt of a response from Plaintiff. Plaintiff is hereby ordered to respond to the Court’s February 28, 2020 order by April 30, 2020. Plaintiff is on notice that failure to do so by this date may result in his claims being dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. See United States ex rel. Drake v. Norden Systems,

(2d Cir. 2004) (noting “‘a district judge’s authority to dismiss actions based on a plaintiffs failure to prosecute”). Additionally, Plaintiff must serve this order and the Court’s previous orders on Defendant and file an affidavit of service on ECF by April 23, 2020.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 2020 AM \) kf New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States District Judge