Moldenhauer, Kathryn v. Madison Police et al

Filing 5

ORDER dismissing the complaint filed by plaintiff Kathryn Susan Molenhauer without prejudice for want of prosecution. The plaintiff is advised that relief from this order may be granted upon a showing of good cause. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 4/22/2013. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

KATHRYN SUSAN MOLDENHAUER,
OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiff,

12-cv-758-wmc

v.

MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT,
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION, and WINNEBAGO
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE,
Defendants.

In this proposed civil action, plaintiff Kathryn Moldenhauer alleges that she was
evicted from the Young Women's Christian Association without due process and
mistreated by Madison police officers, who were called to forcibly remove her from the
YWCA. Plaintiff contends further that she was transported to a psychiatric facility in
Oshkosh (i.e., the Winnebago Mental Health Institute), where she was "tortured" and
detained illegally. Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in fonna pauperis and her pleadings are
pending before the court for preliminary review.
The docket sheet reflects that court correspondence to plaintiff has been returned
"undeliverable." The court will only send notices to the address on file. The plaintiff has
clearly failed to provide the court with an accurate, current address. Because plaintiff has
failed to provide a current address, it appears that she has abandoned her complaint.

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Accordingly, under the inherent power necessarily vested in a court to manage its
own affairs, the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for want of prosecution.
See FED. R. CIY. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626,630-31 (1962); Ohio
River Co. v. Carrillo, 754 F.2d 236, 238 n.5 (7th Cir. 1984).

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the complaint filed by plaintiff Kathryn Susan Molenhauer
is DISMISSED without prejudice for want of prosecution. The plaintiff is advised that
relief from this order may be granted upon a showing of good cause.
Entered

thi~,tJay of April, 2013.

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