Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
 
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                  DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE: 
                             April 8, 1999
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                              GSBCA 14768
 
 
                    EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.,
 
                                             Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                             Respondent.
 
        Evan  G.  Nunn,  Group Vice  President  of  Eveready Battery
   Company, Inc., Chesterfield, MO, appearing for Appellant.
 
        Michael  J.   Noble,  Office  of  General  Counsel,  General
   Services Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   Before Board Judges DANIELS (Chairman), BORWICK, and NEILL.
 
   NEILL, Board Judge.
 
        By  order dated  December 8,  1998, the Board  established a
   schedule for further proceedings in  this case.  Pursuant to that
   order, appellant was  to file a complaint on  or before Thursday,
   December  31, 1998.   No complaint  was filed  by that date.   By
   order dated February  18, 1999, appellant was directed  to comply
   with the Board's order to  file a complaint without further delay
   and  in no event no later than fifteen days from the date of this
   second order.  Appellant was advised that failure to  do so might
   lead to a dismissal of the case. 
 
        In  response  to  the  Board's   order  of  February  18,  a
   representative of appellant advised a member of the Board's staff
   by  telephone that appellant  was uncertain about  continuing the
   litigation but would  advise the Board  no later than March  5 of
   its  intentions in  this matter.    Nothing more  was heard  from
   appellant.  On March 10, the Government filed a motion to dismiss
   this case for failure to prosecute.  By order dated March 12, the
   Board  issued  to  appellant  an  order to  show  cause  why  the
   Government's motion should not  be granted.  Appellant was  given
   fifteen days from  the date of the  order to respond.   The order
   also provided that,  in the absence of a  written response within
   the time  stated, the Board  would assume  that the  Government's
   motion is unopposed.  
 
 
        To  date, no reply has been received from appellant.  In the
   absence  of  objection,  therefore,  the Government's  motion  to
   dismiss this case is granted.  This case is DISMISSED FOR FAILURE
   TO PROSECUTE.
    
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                                      EDWIN B. NEILL
                                      Board Judge
 
   We concur:
 
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   STEPHEN M. DANIELS                 ANTHONY S. BORWICK
   Board Judge                        Board Judge