Opinion
23-cv-12992
07-16-2024
DONT'A M. GOODLOW, Plaintiff, v. MATTHEW PORTER, Defendant.
ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT (ECF No. 1)
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this action, Plaintiff Dont'a M. Goodlow alleges that Defendant Matthew Porter, an officer with the Flint Police Department, violated Goodlow's civil rights during a traffic stop. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) On January 24, 2024, Porter filed a motion to dismiss or for a more definite statement. (See Mot., ECF No. 10.) The Court granted that motion in part and denied it in part on May 22, 2024. (See Order, ECF No. 21.) More specifically, the Court denied the motion to the extent that it sought dismissal of Goodlow's claims but granted the motion to the extent that it requested a more definite statement. (See id.) The Court then ordered Goodlow to file a First Amended Complaint that clarified Goodlow's claims against Porter by no later than July 1, 2024. (See id., PageID.54.) Finally, it warned Goodlow that if Goodlow failed to “file a First Amended Complaint by July 1, 2024,” then the Court would “dismiss this action without prejudice.” (Id., PageID.55.)
Goodlow has not filed a First Amended Complaint as the Court directed in its May 22 order. Nor has Goodlow contacted the Court to ask for additional time to file a First Amended Complaint. Accordingly, because Goodlow has failed to comply with the Court's May 22 order by filing a First Amended Complaint, Goodlow's Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.