Davis (ID 06598) v. Zmuda et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ENTERED: This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Signed by U.S. Senior District Judge Sam A. Crow on 11/18/21. Mailed to pro se party Anthony Leroy Davis by regular mail. (smnd)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
ANTHONY LEROY DAVIS,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 21-3247-SAC

JEFF ZMUDA, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff, Anthony Leroy Davis, who is currently incarcerated at the Hutchinson
Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas, brings this pro se civil rights case under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983.
The Court entered a Memorandum and Order (Doc. 4) denying Plaintiff’s motion to
proceed in forma pauperis, finding Plaintiff is subject to the “three-strikes” provision under 28
U.S.C. § 1915(g). The Court examined the Complaint and attachments and found no showing of
imminent danger of serious physical injury. The Court also granted Plaintiff until November 17,
2021, to submit the $402.00 filing fee. The Court’s order provided that “[t]he failure to submit the
fee by that date will result in the dismissal of this matter without prejudice and without additional
prior notice.” (Doc. 4, at 2.) Plaintiff has failed to pay the filing fee by the deadline set forth in
the Memorandum and Order.
Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure “authorizes a district court, upon a
defendant’s motion, to order the dismissal of an action for failure to prosecute or for failure to
comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or ‘a court order.’” Young v. U.S., 316 F. App’x
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764, 771 (10th Cir. 2009) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b)). “This rule has been interpreted as
permitting district courts to dismiss actions sua sponte when one of these conditions is met.” Id.
(citing Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630–31 (1962); Olsen v. Mapes, 333 F.3d 1199,
1204 n.3 (10th Cir. 2003)). “In addition, it is well established in this circuit that a district court is
not obligated to follow any particular procedures when dismissing an action without prejudice
under Rule 41(b).” Young, 316 F. App’x at 771–72 (citations omitted).
The time in which Plaintiff was required to submit the filing fee has passed without a
response from Plaintiff. As a consequence, the Court dismisses this action without prejudice
pursuant to Rule 41(b) for failure to comply with court orders.
IT IS THEREFORE BY THE COURT ORDERED that this action is dismissed
without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated November 18, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas.
s/ Sam A. Crow
SAM A. CROW
U. S. Senior District Judge

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