HICKERSON v. WASHINGTON COUNTY DET CTR

Filing 12

ENTRY Dismissing Action and Directing Entry of Final Judgment - Because the plaintiff has not reported a current address and has not responded to the Entry of January 31, 2018, as he was warned would happen, the action is dismissed for failure to comply with Court orders and failure to prosecute. Judgment consistent with this Entry shall now issue. See Entry for details. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 3/9/2018 (copy mailed to plaintiff).(LBT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
NEW ALBANY DIVISION
WALLACE J. HICKERSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
WASHINGTON COUNTY DET CTR,
Defendant.

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No. 4:18-cv-00015-TWP-DML

Entry Dismissing Action and Directing Entry of Final Judgment
In the Entry of January 31, 2018, dkt. 8, the Court noted that “[t]his civil rights action
was transferred to this Court by the Western Division of Kentucky. Prior to the transfer, the
plaintiff was directed to either pay the $400.00 filing fee or seek leave to proceed in forma
pauperis. In addition, the plaintiff was directed to file an amended complaint. His deadline to do
so was November 13, 2017. No response was filed." Dkt. 8.
This Court gave the plaintiff through February 20, 2018, in which to clarify whether he
intended to bring a civil rights action or a petition for writ of habeas corpus and to either pay the
filing fee or seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The plaintiff has not responded to those
directions and mail sent to him from the Court has returned marked “return to sender, not here.”
The plaintiff was warned that failure to comply with these directions would result in the
dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute without further notice. Dkt. 8. The plaintiff has not
reported a current address, so the Court cannot effectively communicate with him.
Because the plaintiff has not reported a current address and has not responded to the
Entry of January 31, 2018, as he was warned would happen, the action is dismissed for failure to

comply with Court orders and failure to prosecute. Judgment consistent with this Entry shall now
issue.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date:

3/9/2018

Distribution:
WALLACE J. HICKERSON
141036
Washington County Detention Center
801 Jackson Street
Salem, IN 47167