Bradshaw v. Moffitt et al

Filing 5

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 4/26/2021. Case DISMISSED without prejudice for plaintiff's failure to follow court's order. (cc: all counsel and mailed to Delance Bradshaw)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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DELANCE A. BRADSHAW,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 19-cv-1731-pp
v.
JESSE MOFFITT, JEFF TIMM,
JANE HOOD, ROB BLACK, and
GRAND APPLIANCE AND TV,
Defendants.
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ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR PLAINTIFF’S
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COURT’S ORDER REQUIRING HIM TO
PROVIDE PROOF HE FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM PRIOR TO
FILING THIS LAWSUIT
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On March 16, 2021, the court issued an order allowing the plaintiff to
proceed without prepaying the filing fee but requiring him to file proof that
prior to filing this federal lawsuit, he filed an administrative claim with either
the EEOC or the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division. Dkt. No. 4. The court also
explained that if the plaintiff provided the court with proof that he had filed his
administrative claim, he’d also need to file an amended complaint to provide
the court with the information it would need to screen that complaint, to
ensure that it stated a claim upon which relief could be granted by a federal
court. The court sent the plaintiff an amended complaint form to assist him.
The court required that by the end of the day on April 23, 2021, the plaintiff
must provide the court with proof that he filed an EEOC/ERD claim, or the
court would dismiss the case for failure to comply with the order. Id. at 9.
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April 23, 2021 has come and gone, and the court has not received
anything from the plaintiff. Nor has the court’s order been returned for failure
to deliver or some other problem with the post office. The court will dismiss the
case without prejudice, which means that the plaintiff may file the case again if
he is able to provide proof that he first filed a claim with the EEOC or the ERD.
The court ORDERS that this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
for failure to follow the court’s March 16, 2021 order. The clerk will enter
judgment accordingly.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 26th day of April, 2021.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. PAMELA PEPPER
Chief United States District Judge

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