Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

EASTERN DIVISION

ADRIAN JOHNSON, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) No. 4:26-CV-980-CMS

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AT&T INC., et al., )

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Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon review of the file. Plaintiff Adrian Johnson

commenced this civil action on June 19, 2026. (Doc. 1). On June 24, 2026, the Court directed

Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within 30 days. (Doc. 5). The Court cautioned Plaintiff that

her failure to timely comply with the Order would result in the dismissal of the case without further

notice. Id.

To date, Plaintiff has neither responded to the Court’s Order, nor sought additional time to

do so. Plaintiff was given meaningful notice of what was expected, she was cautioned that her case

would be dismissed if she failed to timely comply, and she was given ample time to comply. The

Court will therefore dismiss this action, without prejudice, due to Plaintiff’s failure to comply with

the Court’s June 24, 2026 Order and her failure to prosecute her case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b);

see also Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630-31 (1962) (the authority of a court to dismiss

sua sponte for lack of prosecution is inherent power governed “by the control necessarily vested

in courts to manage their own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of

cases”); Brown v. Frey, 806 F.2d 801, 803 (8th Cir. 1986) (a district court has the power to dismiss

an action for the plaintiff’s failure to comply with any court order).

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice.

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an appeal from this dismissal would not be taken in

good faith.

An Order of Dismissal will accompany this Memorandum and Order.

Dated this 10th day of August 2026.

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CRISTIAN M. STEVENS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE