Dotson v. Grayson County Jail et al
Filing
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION by Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr on 9/25/12; The Court will dismiss Plaintiff's claims by separate Order.cc:Plaintiff (pro se), Defendants (JBM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
AT OWENSBORO
STEVEN ANDREW DOTSON
v.
PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:12CV-P95-M
GRAYSON COUNTY JAIL et al.
DEFENDANTS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff Steven Andrew Dotson initiated this civil action. Upon filing the instant action,
he assumed the responsibility of keeping this Court advised of his current addresses 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 Clerk of Court sent an Order to Plaintiff on September 7, 2012. That 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 it appears to this Court that Plaintiff has
abandoned any interest in prosecution of this case, the Court will dismiss Plaintiff’s claims by
separate Order.
Date:
cc:
September 25, 2012
Plaintiff, pro se
Defendants
4414.009
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