ISLAAM v. STEEL et al
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Administratively terminating this case without prejudice, Plaintiff should notify the Court of his changed address within 30 days from the date of entry of this order. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 9/15/2021. (rtm, )(nm)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
SANTO M. ISLAAM,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action
No. 18-160 (RBK) (MJS)
v.
DR. SHAKIR, et al.,
MEMORANDUM
OPINION & ORDER
Defendants.
KUGLER, United States District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court by way of Plaintiff’s civil rights Complaint. On June
28, 2021, the post office returned mail sent to Plaintiff on June 11, 2021, as undeliverable. (ECF
No. 25.) Plaintiff has not contacted the Court in the intervening time to provide an updated address.
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., Allebach v. Cathell, No. 06-5005, 2009 WL
2147145 (D.N.J. July 15, 2009); Boretsky v. Corzine, No. 08-2265, 2008 WL 2512916 (D.N.J.
June 23, 2008).
As the Court does not have a current address for Plaintiff, the matter cannot proceed at this
time. The Court will therefore administratively terminate the proceedings, without prejudice to
Plaintiff’s right to reinstate this action by notifying the Court and Defendant(s) of his new address
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within 30 days. Failure to provide an updated address within 30 days of the date of this Order may
result in dismissal of this matter for lack of prosecution.
THEREFORE, it is on this 15th day of September 2021,
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this
matter for failure to comply with Local Civil Rule 10.1(a), without prejudice to reinstatement
should Plaintiff notify the Court of his changed address within thirty (30) days from entry of this
Order; and it is further
ORDERED that failure to comply with this Order may result in the matter being dismissed
for lack of prosecution; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Memorandum Opinion
and Order on Plaintiff at his last known address by regular mail.
/s Robert B. Kugler__
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge
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