More Federal MDL Propecia® Cases Dismissed, By Overnight Order -- In Brooklyn...

Here was our link to the end of December's installment, on this topic.

And here is this week's set of dismissals. Some of this week's dismissals are qualified -- to allow time to find a new lawyer (upon a showing that the original notice was never sent/or not received), thus:

. . . .However, the following three cases are not dismissed:

• 13-cv-4194, Jensen: Plaintiff Jensen’s counsel never moved to withdraw, so dismissal for failure to prosecute pursuant to PPO 16 would be improper.

• 15-cv-2098, Tyler: As the Court stated in its order dated November 8, 2017, Tyler has already told the Court that he intends to proceed pro se, and therefore this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

• 14-cv-2482, Wall: In a letter to the Court dated December 12, 2017, plaintiff appears to state that he intends to proceed pro se until he finds alternate counsel. Although plaintiff’s letter was untimely under PPO 16, the Court concludes that his case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute because he submitted the letter notifying the Court before the Court had dismissed his case. . . .

In addition, for the reasons described below, the following two plaintiffs, [Redacted] Potenzano and [Redacted] Rowland, are granted a 20-day extension from the date of this order to either (1) inform the Court whether they intend to proceed pro se, or (2) to have new counsel enter an appearance on the record for them. If the following plaintiffs fail to do either of those two things within 20 days of the date of this order, their cases will be dismissed. . . .

Now you know -- in a balmy whiteout -- 29 floors up. . . .

". . .Now, when I think of her. . . all that comes to mind is a poem, made of just a few truthful words, whispered by someone in love, hundreds of years ago:

'Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with your love. It humbles my heart, for you are everywhere.'. . ."

Indeed. I think that poem fragment — likely an early translation of J. Rumi — helps explain. . . much. At least I hope it does. . . .

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