Knauer et al v. Fackler et al
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION by Judge John G. Heyburn, II on 9/19/2011; Because Plaintiff appears to have abandoned the prosecution of this case, the Court will dismiss the case by separate Ordercc:counsel (JSS)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
AT LOUISVILLE
NICKOLAS S. KNAUER
v.
PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:10CV-P415-H
DANNY FACKLER et al.
DEFENDANTS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff initiated this civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Upon filing the instant action,
he assumed the responsibility of keeping this Court advised of his current address. See LR
5.2(d) (“All pro se litigants must provide written notice of a change of 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 mailed an Order to Plaintiff on August 23, 2011, at the address he
provided to the Court at the Fulton County Detention Center. On August 30, 2011, the mailing
was returned by the United States Postal Service marked “Return to Sender; Refused; Unable to
Forward.”
Plaintiff has not advised the Court of a change of address, and neither notices from this
Court nor filings by Defendants in this action can 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 Plaintiff appears to have
abandoned the prosecution of this case, the Court will dismiss the case by separate Order.
Date:
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September 19, 2011
Plaintiff, pro se
Counsel of record
4412.010
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