Nixon v. Mills
Filing
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ORDER: The Court finds Nixon's complaint should be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 12/14/2016. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
RONNIE NIXON, JR.
v.
PLAINTIFF
No. 3:16CV00326-JLH-JTK
LARRY MILLS, Sheriff, Poinsett County
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Nixon has not responded to this Court’s November 10, 2016 Order directing him to pay the
$400 filing fee for this action or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty days.
Document #3. The copy of the Order sent to Nixon was returned to the Court as undeliverable on
November 22, 2016. Document #5. Therefore, the Court finds Nixon’s complaint should be
dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.1 Accordingly,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Nixon’s complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice
for failure to prosecute. An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of December, 2016.
__________________________________
J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1
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:
Parties appearing pro se. 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 communi-cation from the Court to a pro se plaintiff is
not responded to within thirty (30) days, the case may be dismissed without
prejudice. . . .
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