El Bey et al v. Brown
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OPINION AND ORDER adopting 3 Final Report and Recommendation. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 3/25/2016. (anc)
result in the dismissal of this action.
On April 13, 2015, the Magistrate Judge issued her R&R. The R&R
recommends dismissal of this action for failure to comply with a lawful order of
the Court. The R&R was mailed to Plaintiff, and was returned as undeliverable.
([5]).
II.
DISCUSSION
A.
Legal Standard
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and
recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate
judge’s report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams
v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983).
No party objects to the R&R, and the Court thus conducts a plain error review of
the record. See United States v. Slay, 714 F.2d 1093, 1095 (11th Cir. 1983).
B.
Analysis
Under Local Rule 41.3(A)(2), “[t]he court may, with or without notice to the
parties, dismiss a civil case for want of prosecution if: . . . [a] plaintiff . . . shall,
after notice, . . . fail or refuse to obey a lawful order of the court in the case.” LR
41.3(A)(2), NDGa.
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The Local Rules also provide that a pro se party’s failure to “keep the
clerk’s office informed of any change in address . . . which causes a delay or
otherwise adversely affects the management of the case shall constitute
grounds . . . for dismissal of the action without prejudice.” LR 41.2(C).
The Court finds no plain error in the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation
that this action be dismissed for failure to comply with a lawful order of the Court.
See Slay, 714 F.2d at 1095. This action also must be dismissed under Local Rule
41.2(C) because Plaintiff failed to keep the Clerk’s office informed of his current
address.
III.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn G. Brill’s Final
Report and Recommendation [3] is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
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SO ORDERED this 25th day of March, 2016.
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WILLIAM S. DUFFEY, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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