Hutchison v. Putnam County Court Sheriff Dept. et al

Filing 23

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The undersigned recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution. Signed by Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles on 11/12/13. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.) (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (afs)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

JASON EDWARD HUTCHISON
v.
PUTNAM COUNTY COURT SHERIFF’S
DEPT., et al.

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Civil Action No. 2:13-0033
Judge Sharp/Knowles

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The undersigned previously entered an Order on August 27,
2013 (Docket Entry No. 17), requiring Plaintiff to file an
Amended Complaint with the identities of the John Doe defendants
on or before October 30, 2013.
As of the date of the filing of this Report and
Recommendation, Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court’s
previous Order.

The Court also notes that the Order entered on

August 27, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 17), has been returned to the
Clerk’s Office from two different addresses as “Attempted - Not
Known” and “Unclaimed - person not there”. Docket Nos. 19 and 22.
Therefore, the undersigned recommends that this action be
dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
Under Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
any party has fourteen (14) days after service of this Report and
Recommendation in which to file any written objections to this
Recommendation with the District Court.

Any party opposing said

objections shall have fourteen (14) days after service of any

objections filed to this Report in which to file any response to
said objections.

Failure to file specific objections within

fourteen (14) days of service of this Report and Recommendation
can constitute a waiver of further appeal of this Recommendation.
See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L. Ed. 2d 435
(1985), reh’g denied, 474 U.S. 111 (1986); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1);
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72.

E. CLIFTON KNOWLES
United States Magistrate Judge