Neville v. Neville

Filing 5

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS dismissing without prejudice re 1 Complaint filed by R. Alec Neville. Objections to R&R due by 6/4/2013. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 5/21/2013. (loh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
R. ALEC NEVILLE,
M.D., heir to estates,
Plaintiff,
v.
JOSIAH NEVILLE,
Estate Administrator,
Defendant.

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Case No. CV613-049

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 29, 2013, the Clerk sent pro se plaintiff R. Alec Neville a
filing fee deficiency notice explaining that he had failed to comply with
the Court’s Disclosure Statement requirement set forth in Local Rule
7.1.1. Doc. 3. The docket reflects that a service copy of the notice was
mailed to Neville at the jail address he provided. The notice was
returned as undeliverable on May 15, 2013. Doc. 4 (return to sender
envelope bearing this message: “Released”).
Petitioner has neglected to provide the Court with a current
mailing address. Local Rule 11.1 places a continuing duty on pro se
litigants to keep the Court apprised of their current address. Without a

litigant’s current mailing address, the Court cannot move the case
forward or even communicate with petitioner.
A court has the power to prune from its docket those cases that
amount to no more than mere deadwood. Accordingly, Neville’s
complaint should be DISMISSED without prejudice for his failure to
prosecute this action. S.D. Ga. LR 41(b); see Link v. Wabash Railroad

Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630–31 (1962) (courts have the inherent authority to
dismiss claims for lack of prosecution); Mingo v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-

op , 864 F.2d 101, 102 (11th Cir. 1989); Jones v. Graham, 709 F.2d 1457,
1458 (11th Cir. 1983); Floyd v. United States , No. CV491-277 (S.D. Ga.
June 10, 1992).

SO REPORTED AND RECOMMENDED this 21st day of May,
2013.

CMIED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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