Walton et al v. Craighead County Detention Facility

Filing 18

ORDER dismissing Plaintiff's complaint without prejudice, for failure to prosecute. An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 3/29/2016. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
QUNEY WALTON, et al.
v.

PLAINTIFFS
3:16CV00038-JM-JTK

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, et al.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Plaintiffs Walton, Collins, Hitchcock, Kendred, Iverson, and Coleman, have not responded
to this Court’s February 4, 2016 Order directing them to pay the $400 filing fee for this action or file
Motions to Proceed in forma pauperis, within thirty days (Doc. No. 3). And Plaintiff Manohar has
not paid the $400 filing fee within thirty days as directed in the Court’s February 23, 2016 Order
(Doc. No. 8). Therefore, the Court finds Plaintiffs’ Complaint should be dismissed without
prejudice, for failure to prosecute.1 Accordingly,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Complaint is DISMISSED without
prejudice for failure to prosecute.

An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order.

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Rule LR5.5(c)(2) of the Rules of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and
Western Districts of Arkansas provides as follows:
It is the duty of any party not represented by counsel
to promptly notify the Clerk and the other parties to
the proceedings of any change in his or her address,
to monitor the progress of the case and to prosecute
or defend the action diligently . . . . If any communication from the Court to a pro se plaintiff is not
responded to within thirty (30) days, the case may be
dismissed without prejudice. . . .

IT IS SO ORDERED this 29th day of March, 2016.

_________________________________________
JAMES M. MOODY, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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