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Summary In Marcure v. Lynn, - F.3d -, 2021 WL 1138110 (Mar. 25, 2021), the Seventh Circuit joined six of its sister circuits (and split from two others) in concluding that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) prevents courts from granting unopposed motions to dismiss solely because no response has been filed. The case involved a dispute between a pro se plaintiff and several defendants, including police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and relatives. The police officers filed a motion to dismiss, and the plaintiff filed a response. The plaintiff’s response, however, was nearly a month late and lacked the plaintiff’s signature as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a). The district court excused the plaintiff’s late filing but entered an order warning the plaintiff that it would strike the response if he did not correct the signature deficiency within six days. A week later, when the plaintiff failed to correct the deficiency, the court ....