Newell v. Ford et al

Filing 42

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Given the extensive adjudicatory process that has already occurred in this case, this action will be DISMISSED with prejudice for Plaintiff's failure to prosecute and to comply with the orders of this Court. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. Signed by District Judge Pamela L Reeves on 4/25/17. (c/m) (JBR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at CHATTANOOGA
JIMMY JOSEPH NEWELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
J. MIDDLETON, Corporal,
Defendant.

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No.: 1:17-CV-00076
REEVES/STEGER

MEMORANDUM and ORDER
This is a pro se prisoner’s civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 24,
2017, Plaintiff was ordered to complete and return the service packet for Defendant Middleton
within twenty-one (21) days [Doc. 41]. Plaintiff was forewarned that his failure to return the
completed service packet could jeopardize his prosecution of this lawsuit [Id. p. 2]. Though the
allotted time for completing and returning the service packet has come and gone, Plaintiff has
failed to return the service packet or otherwise respond to the Court’s order.
Therefore, given the extensive adjudicatory process that has already occurred in this case,
this action will be DISMISSED with prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute and to comply
with the orders of this Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31
(1962) (recognizing a court’s authority to dismiss a case sua sponte for lack of prosecution);
Jourdan v. Jabe, 951 F.2d 108 (6th Cir. 1991).
In view of the reason for this dismissal, the Court CERTIFIES that any appeal from this
dismissal would not be taken in good faith. See Fed. R. App. P. 24. Accordingly, should Plaintiff
file a notice of appeal, he also must pay the full appellate filing fee of five-hundred, five dollars
($505.00) or submit a motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his

inmate trust fund account showing the transactions in the account for the last six months. 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(a)(2).
Finally, the Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file.
AN APPROPRIATE ORDER WILL ENTER.

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