Opinion
No. CIV-07-237-W.
May 4, 2007
ORDER
On April 12, 2007, United States Magistrate Judge Bana Roberts issued a Report and Recommendation in this matter and recommended that this matter be dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff Bruce W. Draper was advised of his right to object, but no objection has been filed within the allotted time.
Upon review of the record, the Court concurs with Magistrate Judge Roberts' suggested disposition of this matter. Draper was required to pay an initial partial filing fee in the amount of $9.00. Because he tendered $5.00 at the time he filed his complaint, he was ordered to pay the remaining $4.00 on or before March 22, 2007. He was advised that this action was subject to dismissal if he failed to pay this initial partial filing fee or failed to show cause in writing for the failure to pay.
Draper has not paid the filing fee as ordered or explained in writing why he has failed to do so. Accordingly, the Court
The Clerk of the Court mailed Magistrate Judge Roberts' Report and Recommendation to the address listed by Draper in his complaint. See Rule 5.5(a), Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (papers sent to last known address deemed delivered). The record indicates that the document was returned to the Clerk by the United States Postal Service with the following notations on the envelope: "Return to Sender Undeliverable as Addressed" and "Moved, Left No Address." Rule 5.5(a), supra, requires pro se litigants to provide the Court with a mailing address and to file with the Clerk notice of any change of address. Draper has not complied with this Rule.
(1) ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation issued on April 12, 2007; and
(2) DISMISSES this matter without prejudice to refiling.