Murphy v. City of Elmira

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ____________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER M. MURPHY, Plaintiff, ORDER v. Case # 18-CV-6572-FPG CITY OF ELMIRA, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Jury selection in this case was scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024. Plaintiff failed to appear at that time. The Court adjourned the proceedings, and, after reconvening about an hour later, Defendants moved to dismiss for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The Court granted…