Watkins v. WHAS 11

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM OPINION by Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. 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.cc: Plaintiff, pro se (SG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
AT LOUISVILLE
GENE DeSHAWN M. WATKINS
v.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-CV-P550-JHM

WHAS 11

DEFENDANT
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(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 Court sent an Order to Plaintiff on July 9, 2015. That mailing was returned to the
Court by the U.S. Postal Service marked “Moved Left No Address; Unable to Forward; Return
to Sender.” Plaintiff has not advised the Court of his new address, and neither notices from this
Court nor filings by Defendant 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 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:

September 17, 2015

cc:
Plaintiff, pro se
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