Opinion
21-CV-2602 (RPK)
08-03-2021
RONALDO LEE BRAGA, Plaintiff, v. N.Y.C. POLICE DEPARTMENT; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT BUREAU; and TRANSIT ADJUDICATION AUTHORITY BUREAU, Defendants.
ORDER
RACHEL P. KOVNER, United States District Judge:
Pro se plaintiff Ronaldo Lee Braga has filed a complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See Compl. (Dkt. #1); IFP Application (Dkt. #2). Neither plaintiff's complaint nor his IFP application included plaintiff's signature as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.
On May 10, 2021, the Clerk of Court sent plaintiff a Notice of Deficient Filing. See Notice at 1 (Dkt. #3). That notice instructed plaintiff that he was required to return his complaint and IFP application with his signature in the places that the Clerk of Court marked. See ibid. The notice stated that if plaintiff did not return the enclosed papers within 14 days from the date of the letter, his case would “not proceed and may be dismissed.” See ibid. Plaintiff did not return a signed copy of his complaint or IFP application within that time.
On June 21, 2021, the Court granted plaintiff an additional 30 days to return a signed complaint and IFP application. The Court warned plaintiff that failure to comply would result in dismissal. See Order Dated June 21, 2021 (Dkt #5). The order and copies of the unsigned complaint and IFP application were mailed to plaintiff at his address of record.
Although plaintiff has since submitted a letter concerning matters unrelated to his complaint (Dkt. #6) and a request for a jury trial (Dkt. #7), plaintiff has not returned a signed complaint or IFP application. Nor has he otherwise responded to the Court regarding the filing deficiencies.
Accordingly, this action is dismissed without prejudice. See Digirolamo v. Sargent, 699 Fed.Appx. 84, 85 (2d Cir. 2017). The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail this order to the address of record and close this case.
SO ORDERED.