Opinion
Civil Action 24-1043 (TJK)
09-27-2024
JEFFREY A. MCKELLOP, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. Defendants.
MEMORANDUM
TIMOTHY J. KELLY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on March 27, 2024. He did not file service within the 90-day window for doing so. See Fed. R. Civ. P 4(m). On August 12, 2024, this Court ordered Plaintiff to, within 45 days-i.e., September 26, 2024-either (1) serve process and file proof of service in accordance with Rule 4, or (2) move for an extension of time to do so. Plaintiff has done neither as of today, September 27, 2024. Accordingly, pursuant to Local Rule 83.23 and the Court's “inherent power to dismiss a case sua sponte for a plaintiff's failure to prosecute or otherwise comply with a court order,” Peterson v. Archstone Communities LLC, 637 F.3d 416, 418 (D.C. Cir. 2011), the Court will dismiss the case. A separate order will issue.