Jones v. Oakland County Government et al

Filing 6

ORDER DISMISSING CASE Without Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BRYAN JONES, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:18-cv-11739 Honorable Sean F. Cox v. OAKLAND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, et al., Defendants. _____________________________________/ ORDER DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff Bryan Jones, a detainee at the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac, Michigan, commenced this civil rights action in the Western District of Michigan on May 16, 2018. See docket no. 1. He did not prepay the filing fee, and although he submitted a written summary of the transactions in his trust fund account at the jail, see docket no. 2, he did not file an application to proceed without prepayment of the fees and costs for this action. On May 31, 2018, United States Magistrate Judge Ellen S. Carmody transferred the complaint to this District on the basis that venue was proper in the Eastern District of Michigan. See docket no. 3. On June 5, 2018, United States Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen ordered Jones to prepay the filing fee of $350.00 and an additional administrative fee of $50.00 or to submit an application to proceed without prepayment of the fees and costs for this action within thirty days of the date of his order. See docket no. 5. Although more than sixty days have passed since Magistrate Judge Whalen entered his order, Jones has not complied with the order, requested an extension of time to do so, or communicated with the Court. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT the complaint is summarily DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of prosecution. Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 (1962); Mulbah v. Detroit Bd. of Educ., 261 F.3d 586, 589 (6th Cir. 2001); Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); LR 41.2. Dated: August 22, 2018 s/ Sean F. Cox Sean F. Cox United States District Judge I hereby certify that on August 22, 2018, the document above was served on counsel of record via electronic means and upon Bryan Jones via First Class Mail at the address below: Bryan Jones 238867 OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL P.O. BOX 436017 PONTIAC, MI 48343 s/J. McCoy Case Manager 2

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