Kline v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
DEBORAH KLINE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Defendant.
8:25CV574
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
This matter comes before the court after a review of the docket and pursuant to NECivR
41.2, which provides, “At any time, after appropriate notice, a case not being prosecuted with
reasonable diligence may be dismissed for lack of prosecution.”
Plaintiff commenced this action on September 19, 2025. (Filing No. 1). On October 16,
2025, Plaintiff filed Proof of Service purporting to show Defendant was served with process by
certified mail on September 29, 2025, and October 1, 2025. (Filing No. 5). To date, Defendant
has not filed any responsive pleading or otherwise appeared in this case, and Plaintiff has taken no
further action. Plaintiff has a duty to prosecute the case and may, for example, seek default in
accordance with the applicable rules, voluntarily dismiss the case, or take other action as
appropriate. Under the circumstances, Plaintiff must make a showing of good cause for failure to
prosecute, or the action must be dismissed. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED: On or before December 10, 2025, Plaintiff must show cause why this
case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute or take some other appropriate action.
Dated this 12th day of November, 2025.
BY THE COURT:
s/Michael D. Nelson
United States Magistrate Judge
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