Opinion
CV-22-56-BU-BMM
02-17-2023
STEPHEN PATRICK KELLY, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, and TWO UNKNOWN PARK RANGERS, Defendants.
ORDER
Brian Morris, Chief District Judge
Plaintiff Stephen Patrick Kelly (“Kelly”) filed this action on August 4, 2022. (Doc. 2.) The Court granted Kelly's Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 1) on December 13, 2022. (Doc. 5.) The Court received a notice of undeliverable mail on January 27, 2023. (Doc. 6.) Local Rule 5.3(a)(2) provides that self-represented litigants “must promptly file with the court and serve upon all other parties a Notice of Change of Address specifying the new address for service.” L.R. 5.3(a)(2). Local Rule 5.3(b)(1) provides that the Court may dismiss, without prejudice, a complaint when a document “directed to a self-represented party by the court has been returned to the court as not deliverable.” L.R. 5.3(b)(1). The Court will dismiss Kelly's Complaint for failure to provide an updated physical address pursuant to L.R. 5.3(a)(2) and L.R. 5.3(b)(1).
ORDER
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:
Plaintiff Kelly's Complaint (Doc. 2) is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to provide an updated physical address. L.R. 5.3(a)(2), (b)(1). The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment forthwith.