Opinion
CASE NO. 20-3187-SAC
08-11-2020
JAMES C. STRADER, Plaintiff, v. LAURA KELLY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff, James C. Strader, who is currently incarcerated at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas, brings this civil rights case against Laura Kelly, the Governor of the State of Kansas; J. Colyer, Ex-Governor of the State of Kansas; Sam Brownback, Ex-Governor of the State of Kansas; James Comey, Ex-FBI Director; Blackwater USA; Donald Raymond; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; and Donald Trump, U.S. President.
The Court entered an Order (Doc. 4) denying Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, finding Plaintiff is subject to the "three-strikes" provision under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The Court examined the Complaint and found no showing of imminent danger of serious physical injury. The Court also granted Plaintiff until August 10, 2020, to submit the $400.00 filing fee. The Court's order provided that "[t]he failure to submit the fee by that date will result in the dismissal of this matter without prejudice and without additional prior notice." (Doc. 4, at 3.) Plaintiff has failed to pay the filing fee by the deadline set forth in the order.
Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "authorizes a district court, upon a defendant's motion, to order the dismissal of an action for failure to prosecute or for failure to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or 'a court order.'" Young v. U.S., 316 F. App'x 764, 771 (10th Cir. 2009) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b)). "This rule has been interpreted as permitting district courts to dismiss actions sua sponte when one of these conditions is met." Id. (citing Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962); Olsen v. Mapes, 333 F.3d 1199, 1204 n.3 (10th Cir. 2003)). "In addition, it is well established in this circuit that a district court is not obligated to follow any particular procedures when dismissing an action without prejudice under Rule 41(b)." Young, 316 F. App'x at 771-72 (citations omitted).
The time in which Plaintiff was required to submit the filing fee has passed without a response from Plaintiff. As a consequence, the Court dismisses this action without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b) for failure to comply with court orders.
IT IS THEREFORE BY THE COURT ORDERED that this action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Amend and Combine Cases (Doc. 5) is denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated August 11, 2020, in Topeka, Kansas.
s/ Sam A. Crow
SAM A. CROW
U. S. Senior District Judge