Martin v. Beck et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Signed by District Judge Thomas W Phillips on 6/17/15. (JBR) Modified to reflect c/m on 6/17/2015 (JBR).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT GREENEVILLE

JARROD MARTIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
JERRY R. BECK and SULLIVAN
COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT,
Defendants.

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No. 2:14-cv-385-TWP-MCLC

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

This is a prisoner’s pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which is before the
Court upon the postal return of a copy of an order that was mailed to plaintiff at the address he
listed as his current address in his complaint. The order was returned to the Court by the postal
authorities more than ten days ago, with the envelope marked, “Not Here, Return to Sender, Not
Deliverable as Addressed, Unable to Forward,”(Doc. 7). Obviously, plaintiff has failed to
provide the Court with notice of his correct address and, without his correct and current address,
neither the Court nor defendants can communicate with him regarding his case.
Accordingly, this action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, sua sponte, for
want of prosecution. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962)
(recognizing court’s authority to dismiss a case sua sponte for lack of prosecution); White v. City
of Grand Rapids, 34 F.App’x 210, 211(6th Cir. 2002) (finding that pro se prisoner’s complaint
“was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution because he failed to keep the district court
apprised of his current address”); Jourdan v. Jabe, 951 F.2d 108 (6th Cir. 1991).

ENTER:

s/ Thomas W. Phillips
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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