Opinion
Case No. 1:12-CV-385
02-08-2013
JOHNNY COPLEY, Plaintiff, v. KENNY TAYLOR, Defendant.
Judge Curtis L. Collier
JUDGMENT ORDER
On November 27, 2012, pro se Plaintiff Johnny Copley ("Plaintiff") filed a complaint against Defendant Kenny Taylor (Court File No. 2) as well as a motion to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") (Court File No. 1). On December 5, 2012, Magistrate Judge William Carter filed a report and recommendation ("R&R") concluding Plaintiff had failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted (Court File No. 5). Accordingly, the Magistrate Judge recommended the Court dismiss Plaintiff's case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The R&R was mailed to the address provided by Plaintiff but was returned as nondeliverable. It is the Plaintiff's responsibility to inform the Court of address changes. See , e.g., Tribble v. Bradley County Sheriff's Dep't, No. 1:05-CV-321, 2006 WL 962821, at *2 (E.D. Tenn. April 12, 2006). The Court waited two months for Plaintiff to inform the Court of his new address, but to no avail. Because neither party raised an objection to the R&R during the fourteen day period provided under Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (Court File No. 3) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), DENIES Plaintiff's IFP motion (Court File No. 1), and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE the case.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
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CURTIS L. COLLIER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT
Debra C. Poplin
CLERK OF COURT