Johnson v. Ritter et al
Filing
25
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 24 , and denying 19 as moot the Motion to Dismiss. This case dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. Signed by Honorable P. K. Holmes, III on September 26, 2012. (sh)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
ROBERT LUTHER JOHNSON, JR.
v.
PLAINTIFF
Case No. 2:11-CV-02140
SERGEANT RITTER; CAPTAIN CONGER;
SHERIFF HOLLENBECK, Sebastian County,
Arkansas; DR. TINSMAN; and NURSE LORA
DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Currently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 24) filed in this case
on August 17, 2012, by the Honorable James R. Marschewski, Chief United States Magistrate Judge
for the Western District of Arkansas. The objection period has passed without objections being filed
by either party.
Defendants in this case filed a Motion to Dismiss on October 31, 2011. Plaintiff did not
respond to Defendants’ Motion. On July 26, 2012, Judge Marschewski issued a Show Cause Order,
directing Defendant to respond to Defendants’ Motion by August 13, 2012. Plaintiff did not respond
to or comply with the Court’s Show Cause Order. On August 17, 2012, Judge Marschewski filed
the currently-pending Report and Recommendation, recommending that Plaintiff’s case be dismissed
with prejudice for failure to obey the order of the Court and failure to prosecute, citing Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 41(b). Plaintiff has not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, nor
has he filed anything in this case in almost a year.
Mail was returned to the Court marked as undeliverable, unable to forward, on August 24,
2012. It appears, therefore, that Plaintiff did not receive either the Show Cause Order or the
Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation. Judge Marschewski, it appears, did not receive any
notification that the mail was undeliverable at the time that he filed his Report and Recommendation.
Because Plaintiff did not receive the Show Cause Order, the Court cannot find that his case should
be dismissed for failure to obey that Court Order. The Court finds, however, that Plaintiff’s case
should nonetheless be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff has not filed anything in this case
for almost a year. Furthermore, as Judge Marschewski previously cautioned Plaintiff, “it is
[Plaintiff’s] obligation to keep the Court informed of his current address at all times. The
Court has no obligation to attempt to locate the Plaintiff. Plaintiff is advised that failure to
keep the Court informed of current address will result in the summary dismissal of this case.”
(Doc. 21) (emphasis in original).
The Court has reviewed this case and, being well and sufficiently advised, finds as follows:
The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation as to the ultimate recommendation that Plaintiff’s
case be dismissed for failure to prosecute. The Court adopts this recommendation for the reasons set
forth herein above.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to
prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED this 26th day of September, 2012.
/s/P. K. Holmes, III
P.K. HOLMES, III
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
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