Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-CV-665-ECM-SMD [WO]
11-30-2020
SAMUEL PAUL WADSWORTH, #241655, Plaintiff, v. WARDEN BUTLER, et al., Defendants.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On September 8, 2020, the Court directed Plaintiff to forward to the Clerk of Court an initial partial filing fee in the amount of $11.03. Doc. 4. Plaintiff was cautioned that his failure to comply with the September 8, 2020, Order would result in a recommendation that his complaint be dismissed. Id.
The requisite time to comply with the September 8, 2020, Order has expired, and Plaintiff has not provided the Court with the initial partial filing fee. The Court therefore concludes that this case should be dismissed. See Moon v. Newsome, 863 F.2d 835, 837 (11th Cir. 1989) (explaining that, where a litigant has been forewarned, dismissal for failure to obey a court order is not an abuse of discretion); see also Tanner v. Neal, 232 Fed. Appx. 924 (11th Cir. 2007) (affirming sua sponte dismissal without prejudice of inmate's § 1983 action for failure to file an amended complaint in compliance with court's prior order directing amendment and warning of consequences for failure to comply).
Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the undersigned magistrate judge that this case be DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff's failures to prosecute this action and comply with the orders of this Court. It is further:
ORDERED that, on or before December 14, 2020, Plaintiff may file an objection to this Recommendation. Any objection filed must specifically identify the factual findings and legal conclusions in the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation to which Plaintiff objects. Frivolous, conclusive or general objections will not be considered by the District Court. This Recommendation is not a final order and, therefore, it is not appealable. Failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations in the Magistrate Judge's report shall bar a party from a de novo determination by the District Court of factual findings and legal issues covered in the report and shall "waive the right to challenge on appeal the district court's order based on unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions" except upon grounds of plain error if necessary in the interests of justice. 11TH Cir. R. 3-1; see Resolution Trust Co. v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993); Henley v. Johnson, 885 F.2d 790, 794 (11th Cir. 1989).
DONE this 30th day of November, 2020.
/s/ Stephen M. Doyle
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE