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Phillips v. Owens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Feb 28, 2017
Civil Action No. 16- 7985 (JBS-AMD) (D.N.J. Feb. 28, 2017)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 16- 7985 (JBS-AMD)

02-28-2017

JERRY PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, v. WARDEN DAVID OWENS ; CAMDEN COUNTY CORRECTION DEPARTMENT, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief District Judge

1. On October 28, 2016, Plaintiff Jerry Phillips submitted a civil complaint alleging violations of his constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

2. Mail sent to Plaintiff at his listed address was returned as undeliverable on February 24, 2017. Docket Entry 3.

3. Local Civil Rule 10.1(a) requires unrepresented parties to notify the Court of any change in address within 7 days. The Rule further provides that, failure to file such notice "may result in the imposition of sanctions by the Court." Id. Indeed, failure to apprise the Court of an address change may result in the outright dismissal of the case for failure to proceed, or an administrative termination of the action without prejudice. See, e.g., Boretsky v. Corzine, No. 08-2265, 2008 WL 2512916 (D.N.J. June 23, 2008); Allebach v. Cathell, No. 06-5005, 2009 WL 2147145 (D.N.J. July 15, 2009).

4. As the Court does not have a current address for Plaintiff, the matter cannot proceed at this time. The Court will therefore administratively terminate the proceedings without prejudice to Plaintiff's right to reinstate this action by notifying the Court of his new address within 30 days.

5. Failure to provide an updated address within 30 days of the date of this Order may result in the matter being dismissed for lack of prosecution.

6. An appropriate Order follows. February 28 , 2017
Date

s/ Jerome B. Simandle

JEROME B. SIMANDLE

Chief U.S. District Judge


Summaries of

Phillips v. Owens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Feb 28, 2017
Civil Action No. 16- 7985 (JBS-AMD) (D.N.J. Feb. 28, 2017)
Case details for

Phillips v. Owens

Case Details

Full title:JERRY PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, v. WARDEN DAVID OWENS ; CAMDEN COUNTY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

Date published: Feb 28, 2017

Citations

Civil Action No. 16- 7985 (JBS-AMD) (D.N.J. Feb. 28, 2017)

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