Norwood v. Williams

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM, OPINION, ORDER Directing Clerk to ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this matter, etc. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 6/9/2020. (rss, n.m.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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MICHAEL NORWOOD,
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Petitioner,
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Civ. No. 18-874 (RBK)
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v.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID ORTIZ,
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& ORDER
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Respondent.
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Before the Court is a notice of returned mail sent to Petitioner as undeliverable on April
13, 2020. (ECF No. 18). The Court had sent Petitioner an Order to Show Cause as to why the
Court should not dismiss this matter. (ECF No. 17). Petitioner 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 Petitioner, the matter cannot proceed at
this time. The Court will therefore administratively terminate the proceedings without prejudice
to Petitioner’s right to reinstate this action by notifying the Court and Respondents of his new
address 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 9th day of June 2020, hereby
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 Petitioner 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 Order on Petitioner at his
last known address by regular mail.

s/Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge

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