Runions v. Lewis County Jail et al

Filing 12

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Plaintiff Runions is Ordered to show cause by 4/27/2010, why his complaint should not be dismissed for his failure to return completed service packets as ordered by the Court. Plaintiff is admonished that his failure to respond to this order may cause the undersigned Magistrate Judge to recommend that his complaint be dismissed. Signed by Magistrate Judge John S. Bryant on 4/12/10. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION WESLEY REED RUNIONS, Plaintiff, v. LEWIS COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No: 3:10-0103 Judge Echols/Bryant ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE On March 8, 2010, the Clerk received a letter from plaintiff Runions requesting status of this case (Docket Entry No. 8). In accordance with the Court's prior order dated February 3, 2010 (Docket Entry No. 3), the Clerk had mailed to plaintiff Runions, at his address of record, service packets for all defendants named in the complaint. These mailings were returned to the Clerk by the Post Office marked "not here" - "return to sender" - "not deliverable as addressed" - "unable to forward." Entry Nos. 6 and 7). After correspondence on receiving March 8, the the plaintiff's Clerk remailed most the recent package (Docket containing service packets to the plaintiff on March 9, 2010, at his updated Hohenwald address. A certified mail return receipt for this mailing, signed for by Tracy Fransen on March 10, 2010, was received by the Clerk on March 11, 2010 (Docket Entry No. 10). Despite these developments, from the record it appears that plaintiff Runions has not returned the completed service packets as ordered by the Court. Plaintiff Runions is ORDERED to show cause on or before April 27, 2010, why his complaint should not be dismissed for his failure to return completed service packets as ordered by the Court. Plaintiff is admonished that his failure to respond to this order may cause the undersigned Magistrate Judge to recommend that his complaint be dismissed. It is so ORDERED. s/ John S. Bryant JOHN S. BRYANT United States Magistrate Judge 2

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