Summary
A magistrate judge recommends dismissing Aaron Johnson’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. The recommendation is based on Johnson’s failure to provide a current address after mail was returned as undeliverable and after the Court ordered him to submit a change of address.
Holdings
- The magistrate judge recommended that the complaint be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute because Johnson failed to provide a current address after court mail was returned and after being ordered to do so.
Questions Presented
- Whether the complaint should be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and the Eastern District of Louisiana's Local Rules after plaintiff failed to provide a current address.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (6)
- Link v. Wabash R.R., 370 U.S. 626 (1962)(followed)
- McCullough v. Lynaugh, 835 F.2d 1126 (5th Cir. 1988)(followed)
- Ramsay v. Bailey, 531 F.2d 706, 707 (5th Cir. 1976)(followed)
- Torns v. State of Miss. Department of Corrections, 262 F. App'x 638, 639 (5th Cir. 2008)(followed)
- Raborn v. Inpatient Management Partners, Inc., 278 F. App'x 402, 404-05 (5th Cir. 2008)(followed)
- Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association, 79 F.3d 1415, 1430 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc)(followed)
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