3:05-cv-00914 | W.D. La. | Aug 10, 2005
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JAMES ANTHoNY JACKsoN CIvIL ACTION No. 05-0914-M
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HARVEY GRIMMER, ET AL. JUDGE JAMES
MAGIsTRATE JUDGE KIRK
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Before the court is a civil rights complaint (42 U.S.C. § 1983) filed informal pauperis on
May 24, 2005, by pro se plaintiff, J ames Anthony Jackson. At the time of his tiling, plaintiff was
an inmate at the West Carroll Detention Center (WCDC), Epps, Louisiana and he complained of
incidents which occurred at that prison during the period between March 22, 2005 and June 17,
2005.
STATEMENT OF TI-IE CASE
On June 9, 2005, plaintiff was authorized to proceed fn forma pauperis and notice of that
fact was mailed to him- [Doc. 3] On June l';’, 2005, the order was returned as undeliverable. ln
addition, the Order was returned to the court with the notation that plaintiff was “no longer at this
facility."
Plaintiff complained that on March 22, 2005, a person against whom plaintiff had
testified was transferred to the WCDC. Since he feared for his life, plaintiff advised the
defendants of his predicament When they refused his request for assistance, he filed suit praying
only for an order directing the WCDC to transfer him to another institution
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LAW AND ANALYSIS
Local Rule (LR) 41 .3W provides in part, “The failure of a[]... pro se litigant to keep the
court apprised of an address change may be considered cause for dismissal for failure to
prosecute when a notice is returned to the court for the reason of an incorrect address and no
correction is made to the address for a period of thirty days." More than thirty days have elapsed
since the court’s correspondence was returned
Further, as noted above, plaintiff has asked only that he be transferred from the WCDC.
That has apparently happened and therefore his present complaint is moot.
Therefore,
IT IS RECOMMENDED that plaintiff’ s Civil Rjghts Complaint be I)ISMISSED in
accordance with the provisions of LR41.3W and because it is MOOT.
Under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. Section 636(b)(1)(C) and Rule 72(b), parties aggrieved
by this recommendation have ten (10) business days from service of this report and
recommendation to file specific, written objections with the Clerk of Court. A party may
respond to another party's objections within ten (10) days after being served with a copy of any
objections or response to the district judge at the time of filing.
Failure to tile written objections to the proposed factual findings and!or the
proposed legal conclusions reflected in this Report and Recommendation within ten (10)
days following the date of its service, or within the time frame authorized by Fed.R.Civ.P.
6(b), shall bar an aggrieved party from attacking either the factual findings or the legal
conclusions accepted by the District Court, except upon grounds of plain error. See,
Doug!ass v. Um‘ted .S'ervices Automobile Association, 79 F.3d 1415" date_filed="1996-03-28" court="5th Cir." case_name="Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association">79 F.3d 1415 (5th Cir. 1996).
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers at Alexandria, Louisiana, this § dla-y o
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