Woods v. Woods (INMATE 1)

Filing 5

ORDERED that the 4 Recommendation is ADOPTED, and that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prosecute and for failure to obey court orders. Final judgment will be entered separately. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 5/30/2018. (kh, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
JOHN PATRICK WOODS,
# 19921-043,
Plaintiff,
v.
WALTER WOODS, Warden,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 2:18-CV-286-WKW
[WO]

ORDER
On May 8, 2018, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which no
timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 4.) Upon an independent review of the
record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, and in light of Plaintiff’s
complete failure to respond to court orders or to appear in this action personally or
by counsel,1 it is ORDERED that the Recommendation is ADOPTED, and that this
case is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prosecute and for failure to obey
court orders.

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In federal court, parties “may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by
counsel.” 28 U.S.C. § 1654. “The right to appear pro se . . . is limited to parties conducting ‘their
own cases,’ and does not extend to non-attorney parties representing the interests of others.”
FuQua v. Massey, 615 Fed. App’x 611, 612 (11th Cir. 2015) (quoting Devine v. Indian River Cty.
Sch. Bd., 121 F.3d 576, 581 (11th Cir. 1997), overruled in part on other grounds by Winkelman ex
rel. Winkelman v. Parma City Sch. Dist., 550 U.S. 516, 535, 127 S.Ct. 1994, 167 L.Ed.2d 904
(2007)).

Final judgment will be entered separately.
DONE this 30th day of May, 2018.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE