Cobbins v. Northern Stamping, Inc., No. 1:2022cv00842 - Document 11 (N.D. Ohio 2023)

Court Description: Opinion and Order: Pursuant to Rule 25(a)(1), the Court DISMISSES the action WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Further, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter judgment accordingly. Judge J. Philip Calabrese on 1/18/2023. (Y,A)

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Cobbins v. Northern Stamping, Inc. Doc. 11 Case: 1:22-cv-00842-JPC Doc #: 11 Filed: 01/18/23 1 of 2. PageID #: 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM COBBINS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. NORTHERN STAMPING, INC., Defendant. Case No. 1:22-cv-842 Judge J. Philip Calabrese Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Parker OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff William Cobbins sued his former employer, Northern Stamping, Inc., under the Family Medical Leave Act. Mr. Cobbins passed away during the pendency of this case. Pursuant to Rule 25(a)(1), Defendant Northern Stamping, Inc. filed a suggestion of death on October 12, 2022 (ECF No. 8), and it was timely served (ECF No. 9; ECF No. 10). At the latest, the 90-day period for filing a motion to substitute the decedent’s successor ran on Friday, January 13, 2023. No such motion has been filed. Under Rule 25(a)(1), where, as here, no motion to substitute is filed within 90 days after service of a suggestion of death, “the action by or against the decedent must be dismissed.” At a status conference on November 7, 2022, at which the decedent’s surviving spouse and administrator of his estate appeared, and the Court explained the requirements of Rule 25 and the consequences for failure to follow the Rule. For these reasons, the Court DISMISSES the action WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Zanowick v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 850 F.3d 1090, 1096 (9th Cir. 2017). Dockets.Justia.com Case: 1:22-cv-00842-JPC Doc #: 11 Filed: 01/18/23 2 of 2. PageID #: 46 SO ORDERED. Dated: January 18, 2023 J. Philip Calabrese United States District Judge Northern District of Ohio 2

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