Opinion
20-cv-601 DHU/KRS
08-03-2022
VICTOR GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. ALBERT SENA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO NOTIFY COURT OF CURRENT ADDRESS
KEVIN R. SWEAZEA, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon review of the record. On October 20, 2021, Plaintiff's counsel withdrew and the Court allowed Plaintiff to proceed pro se. See (Docs. 74 and 75). Plaintiff's former counsel provided Plaintiff's address and phone number, which was added to the Court's docket:
Victor Garcia
Inmate # 29365
4311 State Highway 14
Santa Fe, NM 87508, 505-827-8201
(Doc. 74) at 2. On April 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed a letter with the Court stating he had not yet found counsel to represent him. (Doc. 78). In this letter, Plaintiff indicates he is at a different facility and has a different inmate number:
Victor Garcia
Inmate #53714
SNMCF P.O.U.
P.O. Box 2005
Las Cruces, NM 88004
(Doc. 78) at 2.
Plaintiff has a continuing duty to notify the Court, in writing, of any changes to his mailing addresses. The Court will direct the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to both addresses Plaintiff has provided, and Plaintiff is ordered to notify the Court of his current address by August 31, 2022 if he wishes to continue to prosecute this action. See D.N.M.LR-Civ. 83.6 (pro se parties have a continuing duty to notify the Court of their current address); Brandenburg v. Beaman, 632 F.2d 120, 122 (10th Cir. 1980) (“It is incumbent on litigants, even those proceeding pro se, to follow the federal rules of procedure. ... The same is true of simple, nonburdensome local rules.”) (citations omitted).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that no later than August 31, 2022, Plaintiff shall file a notice with the Court clarifying his correct mailing address. The Court will direct the Clerk's Office to mail this Order, the Order for Martinez Report, (Doc. 79), and the Order extending the parties' deadlines for the Martinez Report, (Doc. 82), to both addresses Plaintiff has provided:
Victor Garcia
Inmate # 29365
4311 State Highway 14
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Victor Garcia
Inmate #53714
SNMCF P.O.U.
P.O. Box 2005
Las Cruces, NM 88004