Opinion
CASE NO. 2:18-CV-271-WKW [WO]
06-05-2018
JOE GASTON JR. Reg. No. 14802-002, Plaintiff, v. WARDEN WALTER WOODS, Defendant.
ORDER
On May 16, 2018, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 4.) Upon an independent review of the record and in light of Plaintiff's complete failure to respond to court orders or to appear in this action personally or by counsel, it is ORDERED that the Recommendation is ADOPTED. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff's failures to prosecute and to comply with the order of the court.
In federal court, parties "may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel." 28 U.S.C. § 1654. "The right to appear pro se . . . is limited to parties conducting 'their own cases,' and does not extend to non-attorney parties representing the interests of others." FuQua v. Massey, 615 F. App'x 611, 612 (11th Cir. 2015) (quoting Devine v. Indian River Cty. Sch. Bd., 121 F.3d 576, 581 (11th Cir. 1997), overruled in part on other grounds by Winkelman ex rel. Winkelman v. Parma City Sch. Dist., 550 U.S. 516, 535 (2007)). --------
Final judgment will be entered separately.
DONE this 5th day of June, 2018.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE