Rule 23: Dismissal Docket

As soon as practical after the 1st of January of each year and the 1st of July of each year, the clerk shall prepare a list of all pending cases in which no action has been taken for at least six months prior thereto. The court shall examine the list and, in those cases in which it is deemed proper, shall enter an order to show cause why such cases should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. A written response to the order to show cause must be filed in the action and a copy of the same provided to other counsel and the court within 30 days, or said action shall be dismissed.