Scranton v. Perry

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff Tadarra D. Scrantons complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice. A separate order of dismissal will be filed herewith. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an appeal from this dismissal would not be taken in good faith. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on 10/21/2016. (KCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
TADARRA D. SCRANTON,

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Plaintiff,
v.
CATHERINE D. PERRY,
Defendant.

No. 4:16CV1435 RLW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon review of the file. On September 6, 2016, plaintiff
Tadarra D. Scranton filed a document in this Court purporting to allege a claim against
defendant. He neither paid the filing fee, nor filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis. The Court reviewed the document and found it to be defective, and on September 15,
2016, ordered plaintiff to file an amended complaint within thirty days on a Court-provided
form. The Court also ordered plaintiff to either pay the filing fee, or file a motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis. In that Order, plaintiff was cautioned that his failure to timely
comply with the Court’s order would result in the dismissal of his case. To date, plaintiff has
filed nothing. This action will therefore be dismissed, without prejudice, due to plaintiff’s failure
to comply with a Court order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). See Brown v. Frey, 806 F.2d 801, 803-04
(8th Cir. 1986) (holding that a district court has the power to dismiss an action for the plaintiff’s
failure to comply with any court order).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff Tadarra D. Scranton’s complaint is
DISMISSED without prejudice. A separate order of dismissal will be filed herewith.

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an appeal from this dismissal would not be taken in
good faith.
Dated this 21st day of October, 2016.

RONNIE L. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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