Alexander v. Environmental Protection Agency et al

Filing 4

ORDER: After Dominic Alexander El filed this action, he was ordered to, by August 5, 2024, either pay the full $405 filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 3). El was warned that if he failed to comply, an order would dismiss the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute. El fails to timely respond. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with court orders. See Local Rule 3.10. The Clerk must CLOSE this case and ENTER JUDGMENT for Defendants and against El, which shall read "This action is dismissed without prejudice." Signed by Judge Steven D. Merryday on 8/29/2024. (ZG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
DOMINIC ALEXANDER EL,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 8:24-cv-01634-KKM-AEP

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
and MARYANN LYNDSEY SIMMS,
Defendants.
____________________________________
ORDER
After Dominic Alexander El filed this action, he was ordered to, by August 5, 2024,
either pay the full $405 filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. 3). El was
warned that if he failed to comply, an order would dismiss the action without prejudice for
failure to prosecute. (Doc. 3) at 1. El was further warned that his complaint appeared to be
an impermissible shotgun pleading, a defect he would need to “promptly address[]” if he
wished to proceed with the action after either paying the filing fee or moving to proceed in

forma pauperis. (Doc. 3) at 4.
Even accounting for the extra three days provided for mailing by Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 6(d), El fails to timely respond. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with court

orders. See Local Rule 3.10. The Clerk must CLOSE this case and ENTER
JUDGMENT for Defendants and against El, which shall read “This action is dismissed
without prejudice.”
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on August 29, 2024.

/s/ Steven D. Merryday

STEVEN D. MERRYDAY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *

Signed by Judge Steven D. Merryday to expedite the resolution of this motion. This case remains assigned
to Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.
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