Martinez v. KSP Grievance Coordinator

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell on 11/16/2015; a separate order shall issuecc:counsel (KJA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
PADUCAH DIVISION

LEONEL MARTINEZ

PLAINTIFF

v.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:15-CV-212-TBR

KSP GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR

DEFENDANT

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff Leonel Martinez initiated this civil action by filing a document on his own
paper. By Order entered October 7, 2015, the Court ordered Plaintiff to complete a courtsupplied 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Complaint Form; either pay the $400.00 filing fee or file an
application to proceed without prepayment of fees; and complete a summons form for each
defendant named in the Complaint. The Court warned Plaintiff that failure to comply with the
Order within the 30-day period would result in dismissal of the action.
More than 30 days have passed, and Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court’s Order.
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). Therefore, by separate Order, the Court
will dismiss the instant action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) (governing involuntary dismissal).
Date:

November 16, 2015

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Plaintiff, pro se
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