Fernandez v. LNU et al

Filing 3

ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Chief District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)

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

CHRISTOPHER FERNANDEZ,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 24-cv-0702-KG-SCY

FNU LUCERO, et al,
Defendants.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL
This matter is before the Court following Plaintiff Christopher Fernandez’s failure to cure
deficiencies in his prisoner civil rights action. Plaintiff is state inmate and is proceeding pro se.
He did not prepay the $405 civil filing fee when he initiated this case. On July 10, 2024, the
Clerk’s Office mailed Plaintiff a blank motion to proceed in forma pauperis. He did not respond.
By an Order entered January 24, 2025, the Court directed Plaintiff to return the completed motion
or prepay the filing fee within thirty days. (Doc. 2). The Order warns that the failure to timely
comply may result in dismissal of this case without further notice.
The deadline to file a complaint and address the civil filing fee was February 24, 2025.
Plaintiff did not comply, show cause for such failure, or otherwise respond to the Order. Hence,
the Court will dismiss the Letter-Pleading (Doc. 1) without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b)
for “failure to prosecute [and] … comply with court orders.” Olsen v. Mapes, 333 F.3d 1199,
1204 n. 3 (10th Cir. 2003).
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff Christopher Fernandez’s Letter-Pleading Raising Constitutional Violations

(Doc. 1) is dismissed without prejudice.
2. The Court will enter a separate judgment closing the civil case.
/s/ KENNETH J. GONZALES1
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Please note that this document has been electronically filed. To verify its authenticity, please refer to the Digital File Stamp on the NEF (Notice
of Electronic Filing) accompanying this document. Electronically filed documents can be found on the court’s PACER public access system.

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