Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-00776-BAJ-EWD
04-20-2021
HOWARD GARY HOUSE OF BROWN v. THE CITY OF CENTRAL, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, recommending that the Court dismiss this case without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) due to Plaintiff's failure and refusal to comply with a Court Order to either pay the filing fee or to file an Application To Proceed in the District Court Without Prepaying Fees Or Costs AO 239 (Long Form). (Doc. 19). Plaintiff filed an untimely Objection to the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 24) but failed to pay the filing fee or file the requisite application.
Having carefully considered the underlying Complaint, Plaintiff's Objection, and related filings, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the above-captioned matter be and is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) due to Plaintiff's failure and refusal to comply with a Court Order to either pay the filing fee or to file an Application to Proceed in the District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs AO 239 (Long Form).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall send a copy of this Ruling and Order to Plaintiff Howard Gary, House of Brown, by certified mail, return receipt requested, at his address of record on PACER.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 20th day of April, 2021
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA