Cravens v. TDCJ Huntvill Tx

Filing 4

ORDER OF DISMISSAL for want or prosecution. All pending motions are DENIED as moot. Case terminated on 5/20/2013.(Signed by Judge Gray H. Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
W ENDEL C RAVENS,
Plaintiff,
v.
TDCJ,
Defendant.

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C IVIL A CTION H-13-1049

O RDER OF D ISMISSAL
On April 16, 2013, the Court ordered plaintiff to file a signed, amended complaint in
this pro se state inmate section 1983 lawsuit, disclosing the date of the incident, whether he
exhausted his prison administrative remedies, and the relief being requested. The Court
ordered plaintiff to file the amended complaint by May 7, 2013, and warned plaintiff that his
failure to comply timely and fully with the order would result in dismissal of his lawsuit for
failure to prosecute.
To-date, plaintiff has failed to comply, or request additional time to comply, with the
Court’s order. The Court finds that plaintiff’s failure to comply reflects his lack of due
diligence in prosecuting this case. See Martinez v. Johnson, 104 F.3d 769 (5th Cir. 1997)
(affirming dismissal for want of prosecution based on inmate’s failure to respond to a
summary judgment motion as ordered by the district court).

Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of
prosecution pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and for failure
to comply with the Court’s order. Any and all pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT.
Signed at Houston, Texas on May 21, 2013.

Gray H. Miller
United States District Judge

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