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James v. Lockhart

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division
Nov 2, 2005
Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-779-F (WO) (M.D. Ala. Nov. 2, 2005)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-779-F (WO).

November 2, 2005


RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Plaintiff filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action on August 15, 2005. At the time he filed the complaint, Plaintiff was incarcerated in the Chambers County Detention Facility located in Lafayette, Alabama. On August 22, 2005 the court entered an order of procedure which instructed Plaintiff, among other things, to inform the court of any change in his address. ( See Doc. No. 5.)

A review of the court record reflects that on October 12, 2005 the envelope containing Plaintiff's copy of an order filed September 29, 2005 was returned to the court marked "return to sender, no longer at this address, not deliverable as addressed," because Plaintiff was no longer at the most recent address he provided to the court. Consequently, an order was entered on October 13, 2005 directing Plaintiff to provide the court with his present address on or before October 25, 2005. (Doc. No. 12.) Plaintiff was cautioned that his failure to comply with the court's October 13 order would result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed. ( Id.) Because Plaintiff has filed nothing in response to this order, the court concludes that this case should be dismissed.

Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that this case be DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff's failures to prosecute this action properly and to comply with the orders of this court.

It is further

ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to file any objections to the said Recommendation on or before November 16, 2005. Any objections filed must specifically identify the findings in the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation objected to. Frivolous, conclusive or general objections will not be considered by the District Court. The parties are advised that this Recommendation is not a final order of the court and, therefore, it is not appealable.

Failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations in the Magistrate Judge's report shall bar the party from a de novo determination by the District Court of issues covered in the report and shall bar the party from attacking on appeal factual findings in the report accepted or adopted by the District Court except upon grounds of plain error or manifest injustice. Nettles v. Wainwright, 677 F.2d 404 (5th Cir. 1982). See Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc., 667 F.2d 33 (11th Cir. 1982). See also Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981, en banc), adopting as binding precedent all of the decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to the close of business on September 30, 1981.


Summaries of

James v. Lockhart

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division
Nov 2, 2005
Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-779-F (WO) (M.D. Ala. Nov. 2, 2005)
Case details for

James v. Lockhart

Case Details

Full title:JIMMY CARL JAMES, #162 469 Plaintiff, v. SID LOCKHART, SHERIFF, et al.…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Eastern Division

Date published: Nov 2, 2005

Citations

Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-779-F (WO) (M.D. Ala. Nov. 2, 2005)