State of Georgia, County of Dekalb v. Davis
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OPINION AND ORDER adopting Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnsons Final Report and Recommendation 3 and dismissing without prejudice this action pursuant to Local Rule 41.3(A)(2) for failure to comply with a lawful order of the Court. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 1/4/17. (ddm)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY
OF DEKALB,
Plaintiff,
v.
1:16-cv-03937-WSD
JEREMY JERMAINE DAVIS,
Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson’s
Final Report and Recommendation [3] (“R&R”), recommending this action be
dismissed for want of prosecution.
I.
BACKGROUND
On October 21, 2016, Defendant Jeremy Jermaine Davis (“Defendant”) filed
an application to proceed in forma pauperis [1] (“IFP Application”). On
October 24, 2016, the Magistrate Judge determined that Defendant’s IFP
Application was insufficient for the Court to determine if Defendant is indigent.
(“October 24th Order” [2]). The Magistrate Judge ordered Defendant to “submit
an accurate, completed form application to proceed IFP and affidavit of indigence,
or submit the full removal filing fee of $400.00 within thirty (30) days of the date
of this Order.” (Id. at 2). The Magistrate Judge warned Defendant that “[f]ailure
to comply with this Order will result in a recommendation that this case be
dismissed for failure to prosecute. See N.D. Ga. R. 41.3(A)(2).” (Id.). Defendant
did not respond to the Magistrate Judge’s Order.
On December 2, 2016, the Magistrate Judge issued his R&R. In it, he
recommends that the Court dismiss this action for Defendant’s failure to comply
with the October 24th Order. Defendant did not file any objections to the R&R,
and has not otherwise taken any action in this matter.
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,
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after notice, . . . fail or refuse to obey a lawful order of the court in the case.” L.R.
41.3(A)(2), NDGa.
Defendant failed to comply with the October 24th Order after being advised
that failure to comply would result in a recommendation that the Court dismiss this
action. The Magistrate Judge recommends this action be dismissed for
Defendant’s failure to comply with the Court’s order. The Court finds no plain
error in this finding and recommendation. Slay, 714 F.2d at 1095. Accordingly,
this action is dismissed pursuant to Local Rule 41.3(A)(2).
III.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson’s
Final Report and Recommendation [3] is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE pursuant to Local Rule 41.3(A)(2) for failure to comply with a
lawful order of the Court.
SO ORDERED this 4th day of January, 2017.
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