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Alexis v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Oct 1, 2019
Civil Action No. 18-13464 (RBK)(JS) (D.N.J. Oct. 1, 2019)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 18-13464 (RBK)(JS)

10-01-2019

VINCENT P. ALEXIS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Before the Court is a notice of returned mail sent to Plaintiff on September 11, 2019, which returned as undeliverable. (ECF No. 6). Plaintiff had filed a notice of change of address on, but it appears that he submitted an invalid address. Plaintiff has not contacted the Court in the intervening time to provide an updated address.

Local Civil Rule 10.1(a) requires unrepresented parties to notify the Court of any change in address within 7 days. The Rule further provides that, failure to file such notice "may result in the imposition of sanctions by the Court." Id. Indeed, failure to apprise the Court of an address change may result in the outright dismissal of the case for failure to proceed, or an administrative termination of the action without prejudice. See, e.g., Allebach v. Cathell, No. 06-5005, 2009 WL 2147145 (D.N.J. July 15, 2009); Boretsky v. Corzine, No. 08-2265, 2008 WL 2512916 (D.N.J. June 23, 2008).

As the Court does not have a current address for Plaintiff, the matter cannot proceed at this time. The Court will therefore administratively terminate the proceedings without prejudice to Plaintiff's right to reinstate this action by notifying the Court and defendants of his new address within 30 days. Failure to provide an updated address within 30 days of the date of this Order may result in dismissal of this matter for lack of prosecution.

THEREFORE, it is on this 25th day of September 2019, hereby

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this matter for failure to comply with Local Civil Rule 10.1(a), without prejudice to reinstatement should Plaintiff notify the Court of his changed address within thirty (30) days from entry of this Order; and it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to appoint pro bono counsel (ECF No. 4) is hereby TERMINATED without prejudice to reinstatement if Plaintiff complies with the above; and it is further

ORDERED that failure to comply with this Order may result in the matter being dismissed for lack of prosecution; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and Order on Plaintiff at his last known address by regular mail.

s/Robert B. Kugler

ROBERT B. KUGLER

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Alexis v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Oct 1, 2019
Civil Action No. 18-13464 (RBK)(JS) (D.N.J. Oct. 1, 2019)
Case details for

Alexis v. United States

Case Details

Full title:VINCENT P. ALEXIS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

Date published: Oct 1, 2019

Citations

Civil Action No. 18-13464 (RBK)(JS) (D.N.J. Oct. 1, 2019)