Crowe v. Melman et al

Filing 17

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Judge Pamela Pepper on 11/8/2017. 2 Plaintiff's MOTION for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee DENIED. Case DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prosecute. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Stephen Crowe)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
______________________________________________________________________________
STEPHEN L. CROWE, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 17-cv-594-pp

PATRICK MELMAN, PETE STIEFVATER,
SGT. KMECHECK, SGT. REIMER,
MR. PROPHETER, AND SGT. KOBUS
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________________
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED
WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF THE FILING FEE (DKT. NO. 2) AND
DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
______________________________________________________________________________
When the court received the plaintiff’s complaint on April 26, 2017, he
was incarcerated. Dkt. No. 1. On August 31, 2017, the court granted the
plaintiff’s motion for extension of time until November 1, 2017 to pay the initial
partial filing fee. Dkt. No. 16 at 2. The court ordered that if the plaintiff failed to
pay the initial partial filing fee by November 1, 2017, it would deny his motion
for leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee and require him to pay
the full civil case filing fee of $400. Id. at 3. On the same date it issued that
order (August 31, 2017), the court denied the plaintiff’s motion to add
defendants, and directed him to file an amended complaint by November 1,
2017, if he wanted to do so. Id.
On October 13, 2017, the court’s August 31, 2017 order, which had been
mailed to the plaintiff, was returned as undeliverable. According to the
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plaintiff’s state supervising officer, the plaintiff now resides at a street address
in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. On October 13, 2017, court staff mailed a copy of the
August 31, 2017 order to that address.
The plaintiff himself has not notified the court of any new address and,
assuming he received the mail the court sent to the Mt. Horeb address, has not
responded to the court’s August 31, 2017 order. The court concludes that the
plaintiff no longer wants to prosecute this case. The Local Rules state in
relevant part:
(c) Dismissal for Lack of Diligence. Whenever it appears to
the Court that the plaintiff is not diligently prosecuting the
action and Civil L. R. 41(a) or (b) does not apply, the Court may
enter an order of dismissal with or without prejudice. Any
affected party may petition for reinstatement of the action
within 21 days.
Civil L.R. 41(c) (E.D. Wis.). The court will dismiss this case without prejudice.
The court DENIES the plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed without
prepayment of the filing fee. Dkt. No. 2
The court DISMISSES this case without prejudice for failure to
prosecute.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 8th day of November, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. PAMELA PEPPER
United States District Judge

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