Stone v. Logan County Detention Center et al

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Greg N. Stivers on 1/9/2017; Because it appears that Plaintiff has abandoned any interest in prosecution of this case, the Court will dismiss by separate Order. cc: Plaintiff, pro se (CDR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
BOWLING GREEN DIVISION
CHRISTIAN BRIAN STONE
v.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-P189-GNS

LOGAN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER et al.

DEFENDANTS

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Upon filing the instant action, Plaintiff assumed the responsibility of keeping this Court
advised of his current address and to actively litigate his claims. See LR 5.2(e) (“All pro se
litigants must provide written notice of a change of residential address, and, if different, mailing
address, to the Clerk and to the opposing party or the opposing party’s counsel. Failure to notify
the Clerk of an address change may result in the dismissal of the litigant’s case or other
appropriate sanctions.”).
The Clerk of Court sent a notice to Plaintiff on November 22, 2016. That mailing was
returned to the Court by the U.S. Postal Service marked “Return to Sender; Refused; Unable to
Forward.” Plaintiff has not advised the Court of his new address, and notices from this Court in
this action cannot be served on Plaintiff. In such situations, courts have an inherent power
“acting on their own initiative, to clear their calendars of cases that have remained dormant
because of the inaction or dilatoriness of the parties seeking relief.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,
370 U.S. 626, 630 (1962). Because it appears to this Court that Plaintiff has abandoned any
interest in prosecution of this case, the Court will dismiss the case by separate Order.
Date:

January 9, 2017

cc:
Plaintiff, pro se
4416.009

Greg N. Stivers, Judge
United States District Court