Taplin v. Hester et al

Filing 34

ORDER ADOPTING 31 Report and Recommendations, DISMISSING as moot 23 Motion for Summary Judgment, DISMISSING without prejudice Plaintiff's complaint for his failure to follow Court's Orders and failure to update his address, DENYING Plaintiff in forma pauperis status on appeal, and CLOSING this case. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 08/28/2017. (maa)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION

RANDY TAPLIN,

Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 6:15-cv-128

v.

OFFICER JASON HESTER,
Defendant.
ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the entire record, the undersigned concurs

with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, (doc. 31), to which Plaintiff failed to

file Objections.1

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and

Recommendation as the opinion of the Court.

The Court DISMISSES without prejudice

Plaintiffs Complaint for his failure to follow this Court's Orders and failure to update his
address and DISMISSES as moot Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, (doc. 23). The

Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case and enter the appropriate judgment of
dismissal. The Court DENIES Plaintiff informa pauperis status on appeal.

SO ORDERED, this rJtf^day ofAugust, 2017.

^J. RANDAt HALL, CHIEF JUDGE
JITEDJ8TATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

1 The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation was returned to the Court as undeliverable due to
Plaintiffs release from his last known place of incarceration. (Doc. 33.) Plaintiff failed to notify the
Court of any change in his address, as discussed in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation.