WELCH v. COUNTY OF CAMDEN et al

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Jerome B. Simandle on 3/26/2018. (tf, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

THOMAS WELCH,
Plaintiff,

Civil Action
No. 17-0612(JBS-AMD)

v.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COUNTY OF CAMDEN, ET AL.,
Defendants.

SIMANDLE, District Judge
1.

On January 30, 2017, Plaintiff Thomas Welch submitted

a civil Complaint alleging violations of his constitutional
rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
2.

This Court granted his in forma pauperis application

(Docket Entry 2) and later permitted the Complaint to proceed in
part as to certain claims alleged in the Complaint. (Docket
Entries 5 and 6.)
3.

Mail sent to Plaintiff at his listed address in

Graterford, PA (Docket Entry 4) was returned as undeliverable on
December 11, 2017. (Docket Entry 10.)
4.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of

Corrections, Plaintiff is now incarcerated at Fayette State
Correctional Institution. Inmate Search, available at
http://inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov/#/results (last visited Mar. 21,
2018).

5.

Local Civil Rule 10.1(a) requires unrepresented

parties to notify the Court of any change in address within 7
days. The Rule further provides that, failure to file such notice
“may result in the imposition of sanctions by the Court.” Id.
Indeed, failure to apprise the Court of an address change may
result in the outright dismissal of the case for failure to
proceed, or an administrative termination of the action without
prejudice. See, e.g., Boretsky v. Corzine, No. 08-2265, 2008 WL
2512916 (D.N.J. June 23, 2008); Allebach v. Cathell, No. 06-5005,
2009 WL 2147145 (D.N.J. July 15, 2009).

6.

The Court will administratively terminate the

proceedings without prejudice to Plaintiff’s right to reinstate
this action by submitting a notice of change of address within
30 days.
7.

Plaintiff is notified that future failures to notify

this Court as to his whereabouts may result in dismissal of the
case.
8.

An appropriate Order follows.

March 26, 2018
Date

s/ Jerome B. Simandle
JEROME B. SIMANDLE
U.S. District Judge

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