Hillis v. Poinsett County Detention Center

Filing 5

ORDER dismissing without prejudice Hillis's complaint for failure to prosecute. An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 8/25/2017. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
HARVEY HILLIS, ADC #22334
v.

PLAINTIFF
No. 3:17CV00177-JLH-JTK

POINSETT COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Harvey Hillis has not responded to this Court’s July 19, 2017 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 #2.

Therefore, the Court finds Hillis’s Complaint should be dismissed without

prejudice for failure to prosecute.1

Accordingly,

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Plaintiff=s Complaint is DISMISSED without
prejudice for failure to prosecute. An appropriate Judgment shall accompany this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 25th day of August, 2017.

_________________________________
J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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:
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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. . . .
The July 19, 2017 Order was returned to the Court as undeliverable on August 4, 2017
(Document #4), and Plaintiff has not notified the Court of his new address.
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