Multiple civil cases dismissed for lack of prosecution on Clayton County calendar

Judge Tammy Long Hayward dismissed a number of cases on Oct. 1 for failure of prosecution after plaintiffs or their counsel did not appear or otherwise failed to advance claims on the court calendar.

Dismissed matters announced from the bench included debt and contract suits such as Citibank v. Sherry Newman and several consumer debt and collection actions, as well as foreclosure‑style and contract filings where counsel or parties did not appear. The court announced dismissal for lack of prosecution where the plaintiff did not present the case; in several instances the judge warned that dismissal for lack of prosecution does not prohibit the plaintiff from refiling or attempting to re‑pursue the matter later.

In other matters, plaintiffs moved to withdraw or the parties indicated motions had been withdrawn and the court noted those items as removed from the calendar.

The court repeatedly urged parties who expect to press claims to be present at calendar calls and to file and serve required motions or notices to avoid dismissal.

A non‑exhaustive list of matters the court dismissed or removed for lack of prosecution on Oct. 1 includes: Wilmington Savings Fund v. Gloria Figueroa (dismissed for lack of prosecution), Citibank v. Sherry Newman (dismissed for lack of prosecution), Forest Park, Georgia Opco LLC v. Daniel Jackson (dismissed for lack of prosecution), PNC Bank v. Justin Brown (dismissed for lack of prosecution earlier in the calendar before PNC later obtained summary judgment), and Midland Credit Management v. Christine Thomas (dismissed for lack of prosecution), among others noted on the court docket.

Where the record showed a plaintiff appeared but the defendant did not, the court sometimes entered defaults rather than dismissals; parties were advised to consult court filings for the written orders.

The judge closed the morning calendar and scheduled the afternoon session at 1 p.m.