Benjamin v. Chandler et al

Filing 46

ORDER ADOPTING 42 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS and finding as moot 45 Motion to Strike. Signed by Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren on August 6, 2010. (src)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION MICHAEL BENJAMIN v. Civil No. 08-5134 DEFENDANT PLAINTIFF

OFFICER CHANDLER, Fayetteville Police Department ORDER

NOW on this 6th day of August 2010, comes on for consideration the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (document #42), filed on April 13, 2010, and Plaintiff's objections thereto (document #43). Strike Also before the Court is Defendant's Motion to objections(document and Recommendation #45). and, The being Court well has and

Plaintiff's the

reviewed

Report

sufficiently advised, finds as follows: 1. Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed

this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 2. On August 27, 2009, Defendant filed a motion for summary

judgment. The Magistrate Judge entered an order directing that Plaintiff complete an attached questionnaire that would serve as his response to the summary judgment motion. 3. Plaintiff failed to comply with the Magistrate Judge's

order, alleging that the jail was withholding his legal mail. Thus, the Magistrate Judge gave Plaintiff a second opportunity and resent to the Plaintiff the summary judgment motion as well as the questionnaire. The Magistrate Judge ordered that Plaintiff return

the questionnaire by March 29, 2010.

The Magistrate Judge advised

Plaintiff that, if he failed to comply with her order, his case would be subject to summary dismissal for failure to prosecute. 4. Plaintiff did not comply with the Magistrate Judge's

order and, to date, has not returned the completed questionnaire. 5. On April 13, 2009, the Magistrate Judge entered her

Report and Recommendation in which she recommended that this case be dismissed on the grounds that Plaintiff has failed to prosecute this action and failed to comply with an order of the Court. 6. The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's objections and finds

that he has failed to provide any explanation for his refusal to comply with the Magistrate Judge's order. Further, he has offerred neither law nor fact requiring departure from the Report and Recommendation. 7. Therefore, the Court, having carefully reviewed the

Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, finds that it is sound in all respects and that the same should be adopted in toto. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is adopted in toto. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff's case is hereby dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with the Court's orders.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Strike (document #45) is moot. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Jimm Larry Hendren JIMM LARRY HENDREN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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