Stevenson v. Bridgecrest Financial Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
LYNETTE T. STEVENSON,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case Number 2:25-cv-1143
Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. Deavers
BRIDGECREST FINANCIAL
SERVICES,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Court’s December 1, 2025 Order requiring Plaintiff
Lynette T. Stevenson to file a notice indicating whether she intends to prosecute this case. (ECF
No. 12.)
On August 10, 2025, Ms. Stevenson filed a complaint against Defendant Bridgecrest
Financial Services in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. (ECF No. 2-1.) Her complaint
requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Bridgecrest from
repossessing her car. (Id.) She claims Bridgecrest violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
and Pennsylvania state law by not providing her a notice of right to cure and a validation of debt.
(Id.) The Court of Common Pleas Judge, Judge Naiza N. Page, denied Ms. Stevenson’s request for
a temporary restraining order. (ECF No. 1-3, PageID 21–22.) On September 30, 2025, Judge Page
issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution requiring Ms. Stevenson to show in
writing why her case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Id. PageID 27.) The next
day, Bridgecrest’s counsel entered an appearance. (ECF No. 1-4.) Two days after that, Bridgecrest
filed a notice of removal in this Court. (ECF No. 1.)
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On November 3, 2025, this Court issued an Order requiring Ms. Stevenson to file a notice
indicating whether she intends to prosecute her case by November 7, 2025. (ECF No. 8.) Ms.
Stevenson did not do so. On December 1, 2025, the Court issued a second Order requiring her to
file a notice within seven days indicating whether she intends to prosecute her case and warning
her that failure to do so will result in dismissal of this case. (ECF No. 12, PageID 202.) More than
seven days have passed and Ms. Stevenson has not filed the required notice.
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES with prejudice Plaintiff’s claims for failure to
prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and for failure to comply with this Court’s
December 1, 2025 Order. (ECF No. 12.) Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and for Stay
of Proceedings (ECF No. 10) is DENIED as moot.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
1/7/2026 	s/Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
DATE 	EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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