Opinion
7:24-CV-00061-WLS-TQL
08-06-2024
STEPHEN LAKEITH JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. Sheriff DOUG HANKS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pro se Plaintiff Stephen Lakeith Jackson, a prisoner confined in Wilcox State Prison in Abbeville, Georgia, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff also requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. On June 25, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis and ordered Plaintiff to pay an initial partial filing fee of $25.93. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff was given fourteen days to pay, Id. He was informed that failure to comply with an order of the court may result in dismissal of his complaint. Id. Plaintiff failed to respond.
Therefore, on July 16, 2024, the Court notified Plaintiff that it had not received a response and ordered him to show cause why his action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with this Court's order. ECF No. 5. Furthermore, the Court specifically informed Plaintiff that his action could be dismissed if he failed to respond or otherwise pay the fee. Id. Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to respond, and he has again failed to do so. Id.
Because Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court's orders or otherwise prosecute his case, his complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b); Brown v. Tallahassee Police Dep'p 205 Fed.Appx. 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule 41(b) for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”) (citing Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) and Lopez v. Aransas Cty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir. 1978)).
SO ORDERED