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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.13-80943-ClV-M lDDLEBRO OKSœ M NNON
ROBERT GIBSON,

Plaintiff,
VS.

KELLIR.M ACKEY,etal.,

Defendants.
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ORDER DISM ISSING CASE

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Unilateral Status Report (DE 28) by
DefendantOffscerSidney Fitz-coy (sfoftscexFitz-coy'')tsled on M ay 30,2014.TheCourthas
reviewed the record and isotherwisein theprem ise.

Plaintiff Robert Gibson (ttGibson'') filed the instant matter seeking compensatory
damagesforthe allegedly physicaland intentionalbattery and unlawfularrestofM r. Gibson by

Defendants.1(Am ended Com pl., DE 16).2OffkerFitz-coy filed an Answerto the Amended
Complaint.A PretrialScheduling Order(DE 12)andanOrderofReferralto Mediation (DE 13)
were entered on Novem ber 14,2013.A Trialin the instantmatteris setforthe two-week trial

periodcommencingJune16,2014.(DE 7).
In UnitedStatesM agistrateJudgeDaveL.Brannon'sPretrialSchedulingOrder(DE 12),

the Pm ieswere wnrned,çfNon-compliance with any provision ofthis Ordermay subjectthe
1On M ay 27,2014,the Courtgranted DefendantsLuc Havan, M argaritalsland,and W estPalm

BeachPoliceDepartment'sM otionstoDismissbydefault.(DE 27).DefendantKelliR.Mackey
(1$Mackey'')hasnotappearedorotherwisefiledanypleadingintheinstantmatter.TheCourt
notesthatthereisno indication on the record thatM s.M ackey wasserved. OfficerFitz-coy,
therefore,isthe only rem aining Defendantwho hasappearedin thiscase.
2M r.Gibson filed thismatteron September17, 2013.(DE 1).Hefiledan AmendedComplaint

(DE 16)on February 15,2014.

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offending party to sanctions ordismissal.''(DE 12 at3 !9).In M agistrate Judge Brannon's
OrderofReferraltoM ediation(DE 13),thepartieswereorderedtocompletemediation atleast
sixtydaysbeforethescheduled trialdate.(DE 13 at1! 1).TheOrderofReferralto M ediation
also informed the Partiesthat$$ifm ediation ora settlementconference isnotcompleted,thecase

maybestrickenfrom thetrialcalendar,andothersanctionsmaybeimposed.''f#.at4! 13.
The Courtissued an Order Requiring Status Reportsua sponte because Court-imposed

deadlineshad passed withoutfilingsfrom theParties.(DE 26).In hisUnilateralStatusReport,
OfscerFitz-coy representsthatdtno discovery hastaken placeand thePartieshavenotengaged

in mediation.''(DE 28 at2 !7).In addition,OfficerFitz-coy representsthatcounselçsmade
severalunsuccessfulattemptsto reach (Mr.Gibson's)cotmselin an effortto comply with the
Court'sOrderRequiring StatusReport.''(DE 28at1!6).3Asoftoday,Mr.Gibsonhasneither
filed any response to the Court's Order Requiring Status Reportnorprovided any explanation

regardinghisfailureto respond to the Court'sO rdersin the instantmatter.4Dueto M r. Gibson's
failtlre to abide by or respond to the Court's Orders,the Courtthat dismissalofthis case is
warranted.
Accordingly,itishereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED asfollows;
ThismatterisDISM ISSED;
3OfficerFitz-coy representsthathiscotmselsentM r.Gibson'scotmselan emailon M ay 27,
2014 regardingtheCourt'sOrderRequiring StatusReport.Thenextday,afterreceiving no
response,Oftk erFitz-coy'scounselcalled and spokewith M r.Gibson'scounsel,who stated he

wouldemailaproposedjointreport.OfficerFitz-coy'scotmselemailedMr.Gibson'scounsel
againonM ay30,2014,but,aherreceivingnoproposedjointreportorresponse,OfficerFitzCoy'scounselfiled a U nilateralStatusR eport.
4Additionally, on April1,2014,theCourtissuedanOrderto Show Cause(DE 25)afterM r.
Gibson failedto respond toDefendantsLuc Havan,M argaritalsland,and W estPalm Beach

PoliceDepartment'sM otionstoDismiss(DE 20,23).Mr.GibsondidnotrespondtotheCourt's
Order.Asnoted previously,theCourtgrantedDefendantsLucHavan,M argaritaIsland,and

W estPalm BeachPoliceDepartmentM otionstoDismissbydefaultonM ay27,2014.(DE 27).
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Anypendingm otionsare DENIED AS M O OT;and
TheClerk ofCourtshallCLO SE thiscase.

DONE AND ORDERED inChambersatWestPalm Beach Florida,this r dayof
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June,2014.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copiesto:

Counselofrecord

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