Conell v. United States ( 2022 )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA RANDY F. CONELL, Plaintiff, 8:20CV332 v. ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. This matter is before the Court on the magistrate judge’s1 recommendation (Filing No. 63) that plaintiff Randy F. Conell’s (“Conell”) claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671-2680, “be dismissed for want of prosecution.” See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). The magistrate judge notes that Conell, who has had his counsel withdraw twice in this case (Filing Nos. 34, 35, 54, and 55), has repeatedly failed to comply with her orders and did not attend a scheduled hearing in her chambers “to discuss whether [he] intends to continue litigating this case.” The magistrate judge warned Conell that failing to comply with her orders and failing to object to her recommendation could lead to dismissal without further notice. To date, Conell has not filed any objection or other response to the magistrate judge’s recommendation. Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with multiple court orders. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); DiMercurio v. Malcom, 716 F.3d 1138, 1140 (8th Cir. 2013) (setting a high bar for prejudicial dismissal under Rule 41(b)). IT IS SO ORDERED. 1The Honorable Cheryl R. Zwart, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska. Dated this 23rd day of December 2022. BY THE COURT: Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Chief United States District Judge