Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 20-00112-BAJ-SDJ
07-13-2020
TRAVIS DAVIS (#341371) v. JACKSON C.C.
RULING AND ORDER
On or about February 26, 2020, pro se Plaintiff Travis Davis, a person then confined at the Jackson Correctional Center in Jonesboro, Louisiana, filed this proceeding pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See (Doc. 1). On March 3, 2020, the Court issued a Letter of Deficiency (Doc. 2) to Plaintiff providing him with instructions to correct the deficiencies in his Complaint.
A review of the record reflects that the letter of deficiency was returned as undeliverable. See (Doc. 3). The returned mail bore the notations of "Released" and "RETURNED TO SENDER." (Id. at p. 3).
Pursuant to Local Rule 41(b)(4) of the Court, the failure of a pro se litigant to keep the Court apprised of a change of address may constitute a cause for dismissal for failure to prosecute when a notice has been returned to a party or the Court for the reason of an incorrect address and no correction is made to the address for a period of 30 days. As a practical matter, the case cannot proceed without an address where Plaintiff may be reached and where he may receive pertinent pleadings, notices or rulings.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure of Plaintiff to prosecute this proceeding and for failure to keep the Court apprised of his current address.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Local Rule 41(b)(3), on motion of Plaintiff, filed within 30 days, and upon a showing of good cause, the Court may consider reinstatement of Plaintiff's claims on the Court's Docket.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 13th day of July, 2020
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA