Clark v. Alameda County Jail

Filing 7

ORDER of Dismissal. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 6/18/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service). (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/18/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ERNEST J. CLARK,

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Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

ALAMEDA COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

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For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

No. C-11-3187 EMC (pr)

Defendants.
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On February 16, 2012, mail was sent from the Court to Plaintiff at the address he provided

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on his complaint and was returned undelivered on March 3 and 5, 2012, marked "return to sender"

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and "not in custody." Plaintiff has not provided any address other than the one to which the

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undeliverable mail was sent. More than sixty days have passed since the mail was returned to the

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court undelivered. Plaintiff has failed to comply with Local Rule 3-11(a) which requires that a party

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proceeding pro se must "promptly file with the Court and serve upon all opposing parties a Notice of

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Change of Address specifying the new address" when his address changes. Local Rule 3-11(b)

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allows the Court to dismiss a complaint without prejudice when mail directed to a pro se party is

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returned as not deliverable and the pro se party fails to send a current address within sixty days of

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the return of the undelivered mail. This action is dismissed without prejudice because Plaintiff

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failed to keep the Court informed of his address in compliance with Local Rule 3-11(a). The Clerk

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shall close the file.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 18, 2012
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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge