Brown v. Fenton et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
PHILLIP D. BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANSON FENTON, and
JUSTIN TITZER
Defendants.
Case No. 25-cv-00923-JPG
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This case is before the Court after Plaintiff Phillip Brown failed to prosecute his case. On
November 19, 2025, Defendant Anson Fenton filed a Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 20).
The motion indicated that counsel for Defendant Fenson, Ms. Strawn, had attempted to reach
Plaintiff by telephone on multiple occasions but had been unsuccessful in reaching him. The
Court set the motion for hearing on December 11, 2025, and ordered the parties to appear in
person. At the hearing, Defendant Fenton appeared with Ms. Strawn. Plaintiff failed to appear.
Ms. Strawn indicated that she had still not been able to contact Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court
DISMISSES this case without prejudice for lack of prosecution pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 41(b) and its inherent authority to manage its docket. See In re Bluestein & Co., 68
F.3d 1022, 1025 (7th Cir. 1995). It DENIES as moot Defendant Fenton’s Motion to Dismiss
(Doc. 18) and Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 20).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 	December 11, 2025
s/ J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
United States District Judge
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