Diana Tran v. A&E Welding LLC - Claims Dismissed Without Prejudice
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Chief Judge Holly A. Brady of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana adopted a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and dismissed pro se plaintiff Diana Tran's claims against A&E Welding LLC and Louis Lengacher without prejudice. The dismissal was ordered under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f)(1) after the plaintiff failed to cure deficiencies in her complaint despite two court orders with warning that failure would result in dismissal. The 14-day objection period under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) passed without any objections filed by the parties.
“Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f)(1) and the Court's inherent power to manage its own affairs as a result of Plaintiff's failure to cure the deficiencies in her complaint or to otherwise prosecute her case.”
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The Court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 11) in its entirety, dismissing plaintiff's claims without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f)(1) and the Court's inherent power to manage its own affairs. The plaintiff, proceeding pro se, had been ordered to file an amended complaint by December 26, 2025, and again by January 20, 2026, after the Court identified deficiencies in her original complaint. Plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint by either deadline. For parties subject to similar litigation, this case illustrates that failure to comply with court-ordered amendments and deadlines—even as a pro se litigant—can result in dismissal without consideration of the merits of the underlying claims. The dismissal is without prejudice, meaning the plaintiff may potentially refile if she chooses.
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Diana Tran v. A&E Welding LLC, et al.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 1:25-cv-00577
Precedential Status: Unknown Status
Trial Court Document
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
FORT WAYNE DIVISION
DIANA TRAN, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Cause No. 1:25-CV-577-HAB-ALT
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A&E WELDING LLC, et al., )
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Defendants. )
OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter is before the Court for an Order on the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) in which the Magistrate Judge sua sponte recommends that the case
be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f)(1) and the
Court’s inherent power to dismiss actions for failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 11). That R&R was
issued on February 3, 2026. The parties were advised of the 14-day objection period under Fed. R.
Civ. P. 72(b). That deadline has passed without any objections filed by the parties.
Plaintiff Diana Tran, proceeding pro se, filed her complaint against Defendants A&E
Welding LLC and Louis Lengacher on October 29, 2025. (ECF No. 1). On December 11, 2025,
the Court issued an order identifying three deficiencies in Plaintiff’s Complaint. (ECF No. 9). The
Court ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint curing the deficiencies by December 26,
2025. Id. Plaintiff was warned that if she failed to amend, she risked dismissal of the lawsuit. Id.
Plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint by the deadline. On January 6, 2026, the Court issued
another order, extending the deadline to file an amended complaint to January 20, 2026, and again
warning that if she failed to do so she risked dismissal of the lawsuit. (ECF No. 10). Plaintiff did
not file an amended complaint.
“If no objection or only partial objection is made, the district court judge reviews those
unobjected portions for clear error.” Johnson v. Zema Sys. Corp., 170 F.3d 734, 739 (7th Cir.
1999). As recounted above, the parties have not objected to the recommended disposition of the
case. The Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s R&R. The Magistrate Judge engaged in a
thorough discussion of the relevant law, and the Court finds that the R&R is not clearly erroneous
and is amply supported by the record. Accordingly, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s
recommended disposition of the case.
The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 11) is ADOPTED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 16(f)(1) and the Court’s inherent power to manage its own affairs as a result of
Plaintiff’s failure to cure the deficiencies in her complaint or to otherwise prosecute her case.
SO ORDERED on March 31, 2026.
s/ Holly A. Brady__________________________
CHIEF JUDGE HOLLY A. BRADY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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