Houck v. Denham

Filing 4

ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 1/12/15. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-03264-GPG
KENNETH HOUCK, #06743-015,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEBRA DENHAM, Warden, Englewood FCI,
Defendant.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Kenneth Houck is in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and is
currently incarcerated at the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution in Littleton,
Colorado. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing pro se a pleading titled, “Motion for Court
Intervention,” in which he asks that the Court reverse his postconviction detention in the
special housing unit and eliminate a possible transfer to another facility. In an order
entered on December 4, 2014, Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher construed the
action as challenging conditions of confinement and directed Plaintiff to cure certain
deficiencies if he wished to pursue his claims. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Gallagher
directed Plaintiff to file his claims on a Court-approved form used in filing prisoner
complaint and either to submit a request to proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 or
pay the $400 filing fee. Magistrate Judge Gallagher warned Plaintiff that the action
would be dismissed without further notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty
days.
Plaintiff now has failed to communicate with the Court, and as a result, he has

failed to cure the deficiencies within the time allowed. The Court, therefore, will dismiss
the action.
The Court also certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from
this Order is not taken in good faith, and, therefore, in forma pauperis status will be
denied for the purpose of appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438
(1962). If Plaintiff files a notice of appeal he must pay the full $505 appellate filing fee
or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United States Court of Appeals for
the Tenth Circuit within thirty days in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 24.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Complaint and action are dismissed without prejudice
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to comply with the December 4, 2014 Order,
within the time allowed, and for failure to prosecute. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is
denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are denied as moot.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 12th day of

January

, 2015.

BY THE COURT:

s/Lewis T. Babcock
LEWIS T. BABCOCK, Senior Judge
United States District Court

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