Anderson v. Georgetown County Detention Center et al

Filing 16

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. This case is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Timothy M Cain on 11/27/2017. (dsto, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORENCE DIVISION

Lovith Donnell Anderson, #72705,
Plaintiff,

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Georgetown County Detention Center,
Chief Michael Schwartz,
Defendants.

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This is a § 1983 action filed by a pre-trial detainee. This case is before the Court because of
Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the magistrate judge’s orders. (ECF Nos. 6, 11). A review of the
record indicates that the magistrate judge twice ordered Plaintiff to answer the court’s
interrogatories. (ECF No. 6, 11). On prior occasions, the court ordered Plaintiff to keep his address
updated with the clerk of court. (ECF Nos. 6, 11). The first order is presumed to have been received
as it did not return. Plaintiff did not keep his address updated with the clerk of court and mail
returned as undeliverable on November 18, 2017. (ECF No. 13).
Plaintiff’s lack of response and failure to keep his address updated with the clerk of court in
order to receive court orders indicates an intent to not prosecute this case, and subjects this case to
dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) (district courts may dismiss an action if a Plaintiff fails to
comply with an order of the court); see also Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 95 (4th Cir. 1989)
(dismissal with prejudice appropriate where warning given); Chandler Leasing Corp. v. Lopez, 669
F.2d 919, 920 (4th Cir. 1982) (court may dismiss sua sponte).

Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of Court shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Timothy M. Cain
November 27, 2017
Anderson, South Carolina

United States District Judge

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