Local Rule LOCAL RULE 7055-1: DEFAULT - FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
Bankr. M.D.N.C. — Civil rule
LOCAL RULE 7055-1 DEFAULT - FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
(a) Clerk's Notice.
If, upon the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the last pleading, it appears to the clerk that no significant activity has since occurred in an adversary proceeding and there is no scheduled hearing or stay of the proceeding in place, the clerk will send written notice to all parties to the proceeding that it will be dismissed without prejudice unless, within 30 days after the date of the notice, a party presents good and sufficient cause in writing why the dismissal should not be ordered.
(b) Court Action.
If a response is not timely filed to the clerk's notice, the court may enter an order dismissing the proceeding without prejudice.