Clark v. Bourne

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM OPINION. See Opinion for details. Signed by District Judge David J. Novak on 6/5/2024. Memorandum Opinion was mailed to the plaintiff. (sbea)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
RODRIK CLARK,
Plaintiff,

v.
R. BOURNE,
Defendant.

Civil No. 3 :23cv772 (DJN)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff, a Virginia inmate proceedingpro se and informapauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 action. To state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege that a
person acting under color of state law deprived him or her of a constitutional right or of a right
conferred by a law of the United States. See Dowe v. Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke
Valley, 145 F.3d 653, 658 (4th Cir. 1998) (citing 42 U.S.C. § 1983). Plaintiffs current
allegations fail to provide each defendant with fair notice of the facts and legal basis upon which
his or her liability rests. Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on April 26, 2024, the
Court directed Plaintiff to submit a particularized complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of
entry thereof. (ECF No. 17.) The Court warned Plaintiff that the failure to submit the
particularized complaint would result in the dismissal of the action. (Id.)
More than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the entry of the April 26, 2024
Memorandum Order. Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint or otherwise respond
to the April 26, 2024 Memorandum Order. 1 Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

On April 25, 2024, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff stating that he would be
released on May 1, 2024 and asking for "change of address paperwork." (ECF No. 16 at I.) The

An appropriate Final Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion.
Let the Clerk file a copy of the Memorandum Opinion electronically and send a copy to
Plaintiff.

Isl
David J. Novak
United States District Judge

Richmond, Virginia
Dated: June 5, 2024

same day, the Clerk wrote a letter to Plaintiff notifying him that the Court does not provide forms
for change of address and emphasizing that Plaintiff "must notify the court of any change of
address by mailing a written statement that includes your case number and new address. If you
do not, the court may dismiss your case." (ECF No. 16-3 at 1.) Nevertheless, Plaintiff did not
contact the Court to provide a new address or otherwise respond to the April 26, 2024
Memorandum Order.
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