Abreu-Santana v. Administracion de Correccion et al

Filing 7

ORDER - The Court will enter judgment dismissing the 2 Complaint due to Plaintiff's failure to comply with Local Rule 10(b) and this Court's order entered at Docket No. 6. Signed by Judge Jaime Pieras, Jr. on 10/31/2008. (mld)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

RAMÓN ABREU-SANTANA, Plaintiff v. CIVIL NO. 08-1873 (JP) ADMINISTRACIÓN DE CORRECCIÓN, et al., Defendants

ORDER On August 7, 2008, Plaintiff Ramón Abreu-Santana ("Abreu") filed his complaint (No. 2), along with a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (No. 1). Spanish language. Plaintiff's complaint was filed in the

Pursuant to Rule 10(b) of the Local Rules of the

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, all documents must be filed in the English language, or must be

accompanied by a certified English translation.

On September 8,

2008, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file a certified translation of the complaint on or before October 8, 2008 (No. 6). The Court warned Plaintiff that failure to do so would result in a dismissal of his complaint without prejudice. Manual notification of said Order was

sent to Plaintiff on September 9, 2008. Plaintiff has failed to timely comply with the Court's Order to file a certified translation pursuant to Local Rule 10(b). In fact,

more than three weeks have passed since the filing deadline, and

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Plaintiff has neither filed the translation nor a motion for an extension of time to do so. The Court does not permit cases to Therefore, the Court will enter

linger on its docket indefinitely.

a separate judgment dismissing Plaintiff Abreu's complaint without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 31st day of October, 2008.

s/Jaime Pieras, Jr. JAIME PIERAS, JR. U.S. SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE