Opinion
21-cv-10934
10-18-2021
JOSE OLIVARES, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL F. GODOLA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT (ECF NO. 1) WITHOUT PREJUDICE
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On April 15, 2021, Plaintiff Jose Olivares filed this civil-rights action against the Defendants. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) When Olivares filed his Complaint, he neither paid the required filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The Court thereafter issued a deficiency notice to Olivares informing him that he had failed to pay the required fee. (See Dkt.) Olivares did not respond to the deficiency notice. Accordingly, on July 20, 2021, the Court issued a written order in which it directed Olivares to “either (1) pay the required filing fee or (2) file a completed and signed IFP application with the Court” by no later than
August 30, 2021. (See Order, ECF No. 4, PageID.18.) The Court also provided Olivares a blank IFP application for his convenience. (See id.) The Court warned Olivares that if he failed to comply with the Court's direction, the Court would “dismiss this action without prejudice.” (Id., PageID.19.)
Olivares has not responded to the Court's July 20 order. Nor has he paid the filing fee, filed a completed and signed IFP application, or contacted the Court to request additional time to comply with the Court's order. Therefore, due to Olivares' failure to comply with the Court's July 20 order and his failure to pay the required filing fee or file an application to proceed IFP, the Court DISMISSES this action WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.