2:07-cv-00207 | S.D. Ala. | Sep 17, 2007
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION GARY STEPHEN KRIST, : Plaintiff, : vs. : CIVIL ACTION 07-00207-KD-B WARDEN DAVID STREIFF, et al. , :
Defendants. : REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff, a prison inmate proceeding pro se, filed the instant case alleging violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. 1). This case was referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72.2 (c)(4) for appropriate action. Due to Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute this action and to comply with the Court’s Order dated March 29, 2007 (Doc. 3), it is recommended that this action be dismissed without prejudice.
Plaintiff filed his Complaint on March 16, 2007 (Doc. 1). The Complaint was not on the Court’s required form, and did not include the $350 statutory filing fee, nor a motion to proceed without prepayment of fees. Accordingly, on March 29, 2007, the Court issued an Order directing Plaintiff to refile his Complaint on the Court’s form for a § 1983 action, and to either pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed without prepayment of fees on the Court’s required form by April 27, 2007. (Doc. 3). The Clerk was directed to forward to Plaintiff the forms for a § 1983 action and for a motion to proceed without prepayment of fees. Plaintiff was expressly cautioned that his failure to timely comply with the Court’s Order would result in the dismissal of his action for failure to prosecute and to obey an Order of the Court. To date, Plaintiff has not responded in any manner to the Court's Order. (Doc. 3), nor has his copy of the Order and enclosures been returned to the Court.
Due to Plaintiff's failure to comply with the Court's Order and to prosecute this action, and upon consideration of the alternatives that are available to the Court, it is recommended that this action be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as no other lesser sanction will suffice. Link v. Wabash R. R., 370 U.S. 626" date_filed="1962-06-25" court="SCOTUS" case_name="Link v. Wabash Railroad">370 U.S. 626, 630, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 8 L. Ed. 2d 734" date_filed="1962-06-25" court="SCOTUS" case_name="Link v. Wabash Railroad">8 L.Ed.2d 734 (1962) (interpreting Rule 41(b) not to restrict the court's inherent authority to dismiss sua sponte an action for lack of prosecution); World Thrust Films, Inc. v. International Family Entertainment, Inc., 41 F.3d 1454, 1456-57 (11th Cir. 1995); Mingo v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-op, 864 F.2d 101" date_filed="1989-01-23" court="11th Cir." case_name="Hugh Mingo v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-Op of Florida A/K/A "Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida">864 F.2d 101, 102 (11th Cir. 1989); Goforth v. Owens, 766 F.2d 1533" date_filed="1985-07-29" court="11th Cir." case_name="Minnie Goforth v. Roger Douglas Owens">766 F.2d 1533, 1535 (11th Cir. 1985); Jones v. Graham, 709 F.2d 1457" date_filed="1983-07-22" court="11th Cir." case_name="Gwendola M. Jones v. Bob Graham, Bennie Small, Jr. v. Bob Graham, Henry T. McMillian Jr. v. Bob Graham">709 F.2d 1457, 1458 (11th Cir. 1983). Accord Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32" date_filed="1991-08-02" court="SCOTUS" case_name="Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.">501 U.S. 32, 111 S.Ct. 2123, 115 L.Ed.2d 27 (1991) (ruling that federal courts' inherent power to manage their own proceedings authorized the imposition of attorney's fees and related expenses as a sanction); Malautea v. Suzuki Motor Co., 987 F.2d 1536" date_filed="1993-04-09" court="11th Cir." case_name="Gayle White Malautea v. Suzuki Motor Company">987 F.2d 1536, 1545-46 (11th Cir.) (finding that the court’s inherent power to manage actions before it permitted the imposition of fines), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 863, 114 S.Ct. 181, 126 L.Ed.2d 140 (1993).
The attached sheet contains important information regarding objections to this Report and Recommendation. DONE this 17th day of September 2007 .
/S/SONJA F. BIVINS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S EXPLANATION OF PROCEDURAL RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION
AND FINDINGS CONCERNING NEED FOR TRANSCRIPT
1. Objection . Any party who objects to this recommendation or anything in it must, within ten days of the date of service of this document, file specific written objections with the clerk of court. Failure to do so will bar a de novo determination by the district judge of anything in the recommendation and will bar an attack, on appeal, of the factual findings of the magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c); Lewis v. Smith , 855 F.2d 736, 738 (11th Cir. 1988); Nettles v. Wainwright , 677 F.2d 404" date_filed="1982-05-17" court="5th Cir." case_name="Ennis Nettles v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida">677 F.2d 404 (5th Cir. Unit B, 1982)( en banc ). The procedure for challenging the findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge is set out in more detail in SD ALA LR 72.4 (June 1, 1997), which provides that:
A party may object to a recommendation entered by a magistrate judge in a dispositive matter, that is, a matter excepted by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), by filing a “Statement of Objection to Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation” within ten days after being served with a copy of the recommendation, unless a different time is established by order. The statement of objection shall specify those portions of the recommendation to which objection is made and the basis for the objection. The objecting party shall submit to the district judge, at the time of filing the objection, a brief setting forth the party’s arguments that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be reviewed de novo and a different disposition made. It is insufficient to submit only a copy of the original brief submitted to the magistrate judge, although a copy of the original brief may be submitted or referred to and incorporated into the brief in support of the objection. Failure to submit a brief in support of the objection may be deemed an abandonment of the objection. A magistrate judge’s recommendation cannot be appealed to a
Court of Appeals; only the district judge’s order or judgment can be appealed. 2. Transcript (applicable where proceedings tape recorded) . Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), the magistrate judge finds that the tapes and original records in this action are adequate for purposes of review. Any party planning to object to this recommendation, but unable to pay the fee for a transcript, is advised that a judicial determination that transcription is necessary is required before the United States will pay the cost of the transcript.