Smith et al v. Motel 6 Corporation et al

Filing 7

RULING AND ORDER Adopting 4 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. ORDERED that pursuant to this Courts Local Rule 41(b)(4), the Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 08/10/2017. (ELW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
JAMES D. SMITH

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS
MOTEL 6 CORPORATION
ET AL.

NO.: 17-00163-BAJ-EWD

RULING AND ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 4) in the
above-captioned case, recommending that the Complaint (Doc. 1) be dismissed.
Specifically, the Magistrate Judge found that (1) Plaintiff failed to pay the requisite
filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis and (2) Plaintiff failed
to keep the Court apprised of his current address.
Plaintiff failed to file timely objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
Having carefully considered the record, the applicable law, the Magistrate
Judge’s Report, and Plaintiff’s failure to object to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 4) and ADOPTS the Report as the Court’s opinion herein.

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For the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge’s Report,
IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to this Court’s Local Rule 41(b)(4), the
Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 10th day of August, 2017.

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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

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