“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)] for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”
How later courts described this case
- “The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)] for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”
- “[D]ismissal upon disregard of an order, especially where the litigant has been forewarned, generally is not an abuse of discretion.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
JUSTIN WALLACE BRYANT,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 1:24cv96-AW-HTC
SWAIN, et al.,
Defendants.
___________________________/
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On June 17, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff Justin Wallace Bryant to, within
twenty-one days, file an amended complaint on the Northern District of Florida’s
complaint form and either pay the $405 filing fee or correct the deficiency in his
motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Doc. 7. The Court subsequently extended the
deadline for Bryant to comply with the June 17 Order to July 29, 2024. Doc. 9.
After Bryant failed to meet the extended deadline, the Court ordered him, on
August 7, 2024, to show cause within fourteen days why this case should not be
dismissed due to his failure to comply with the June 17 Order. Doc. 10. To date,
Bryant has not responded to the August 7 Order or complied with the June 17 Order.
Based on the foregoing, dismissal of this case is appropriate. See Brown v.
Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (“The court may
dismiss an action sua sponte under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b)] for
failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”) (citations omitted); Moon v.
Newsome, 863 F.2d 835, 837 (11th Cir. 1989) (“[D]ismissal upon disregard of an
order, especially where the litigant has been forewarned, generally is not an abuse
of discretion.”) (citations omitted).
Accordingly, it is RECOMMENDED:
1. That this case be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE due to
Bryant’s failure to prosecute and failure to comply with Court orders.
2. That the clerk close the file.
At Pensacola, Florida, this 30th day of August, 2024.
/s/ Hope Thai Cannon
HOPE THAI CANNON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
NOTICE TO THE PARTIES
Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations must be filed within
fourteen (14) days of the date of the Report and Recommendation. Any different
deadline that may appear on the electronic docket is for the court’s internal use only
and does not control. An objecting party must serve a copy of its objections upon
all other parties. A party who fails to object to the magistrate judge’s findings or
recommendations contained in a report and recommendation waives the right to
challenge on appeal the district court’s order based on the unobjected-to factual and
legal conclusions. See 11th Cir. Rule 3-1.