Champagne v. Raines

Filing 9

ORDER AND OPINION DISMISSING CASE. This case is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Jacquelyn D Austin on 1/6/25. (rweb, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
Christopher Preston Champagne,
Plaintiff,
v.
Taylor E. Raines,
Defendant.

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C/A No. 6:24-cv-6863-JDA

ORDER AND OPINION

Plaintiff, while a detainee at the Greenville County Detention Center, proceeding pro se,
filed a Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. By Order dated November 26, 2024,
Plaintiff was given an opportunity to provide the necessary information and paperwork to bring
the case into proper form for further evaluation and possible service of process. ECF No. 6.
Plaintiff was warned that failure to provide the necessary information and paperwork
(including payment of the filing fee, completed service documents, and a completed standard
complaint form) within twenty-one (21) days, the time set forth in the Order, may result in the case
being dismissed. Id. at 1. The Order also advised Plaintiff of his duty to always keep the Court
informed as to his current address. Id. at 2. The Court’s Order was mailed to the Greenville County
Detention Center where Plaintiff was incarcerated at the time he commenced this action. ECF No.
7. The Court’s Order has not been returned as undeliverable and so Plaintiff is presumed to have
received the Order. However, Plaintiff did not respond to the Court’s Order, and the time to
respond has lapsed. Plaintiff has failed to bring this case into proper form and appears to have
abandoned his claims in this case.

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Plaintiff has failed to prosecute this case and has failed to comply with the Order of this
Court. Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure. See Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626 (1962).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Jacquelyn D Austin
Jacquelyn D. Austin
United States District Judge
January 6, 2025
Greenville, South Carolina

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