Yellow Horse et al v. Dawes County Jail et al

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Plaintiff Darin little white man's Complaint (filing no. 1 ) is dismissed without prejudice because he failed to comply with this court's orders. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (TEL)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
DALE YELLOW HORSE, and
DARIN LITTLE WHITE MAN,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DAWES COUNTY JAIL, KARL J.
BAILEY, Sheriff, and STEVE
CRILE, Jailer,
Defendants.

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8:12CV16

MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on its own motion. On December 9, 2011,
Plaintiff Darin little white man (“little white man”) filed his Complaint in this matter.
(Filing No. 1.) Little white man later filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma
Pauperis (“IFP”). (Filing No. 14.)1 On March 2, 2012, the court granted little white
man’s IFP Motion and assessed an initial partial filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
1915(b)(1). (Filing No. 16.) In doing so, the court warned Plaintiff that his case
would be dismissed if he failed to pay the initial partial filing fee by April 2, 2012.
(Id.)
The April 2, 2012, deadline has passed and little white man has not paid the
initial partial filing fee in this matter. (See Docket Sheet.) Therefore, little white
man’s claims are dismissed for failing to comply with the court’s March 2, 2012,
Memorandum and Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); see also Conley v. Holden, No.
03-3908, 2004 WL 2202452, at *1 (8th Cir. Sept. 21, 2004) (affirming district court’s
dismissal of inmate’s case for failing to pay the assessed initial partial filing fee).

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Little white man originally filed this matter in the U.S. District Court for the
District of South Dakota, which transferred it to this court on January 10, 2012. (See
Docket Sheet.)

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiff Darin little white man’s Complaint (filing no. 1) is dismissed

without prejudice because he failed to comply with this court’s orders.
2.

A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this

Memorandum and Order.
DATED this 16th day of April, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge

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