*1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA __________________________________________
: LYNETTE WALKER, : CIVIL ACTION
: Plaintiff, : : v. : No. 12-6488
: INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS, :
INC. & JEREMY CROSS, :
: Defendants. : __________________________________________:
O R D E R AND NOW , this 8th day of July, 2013, upon consideration of the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 10) filed by Defendants, International Recovery Systems, Inc. and Jeremy Cross, against Plaintiff, Lynette Walker, and Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED . It is FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to this Court’s sua sponte review, the matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE on ripeness grounds. [1]
BY THE COURT: /s/ Robert F. Kelly ROBERT F. KELLY SENIOR JUDGE
[1] Considerations of ripeness are sufficiently important that the court must raise the issue sua sponte when the parties do not. Nextel Commc’ns of the Mid-Atlantic Inc. v. City of Margate, 305 F.3d 188, 192 (3d Cir. 2002); Felmeister v. Office of Attorney Ethics, 856 F.2d 529, 535 (3d Cir. 1988).