IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS HARRISON DIVISION JAMES DENIS CRINER PLAINTIFF V. CASE NO. 3:19-CV-03053 NURSE JODY WOODS; SHERIFF MIKE MOORE, Boone County, Arkansas; and SOUTHERN HEALTH PROVIDERS DEFENDANTS ORDER The Court now takes up Plaintiffs failure to obey a Court order and failure to prosecute this case. Plaintiff, James Denis Criner, filed his Complaint and Application to Proceed /n Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) on July 16, 2019. (Docs. 1, 2). Also on July 16, 2019, this Court entered an Order noting that Plaintiff “failed to have the certificate regarding his inmate account completed by detention center personnel’ and giving him until August 2, 2019 to either complete the IFP application and return the application to this Court for review and filing or pay the filing fee. (Doc. 3). Plaintiff was advised that failure to complete the IFP application or pay the filing fee would subject the complaint to dismissal “without further notice, for failure to obey an order of the Court.” /d. Plaintiff has failed to return a complete IFP application and has failed to pay the required filing fee. Although pro se pleadings are to be construed liberally, a pro se litigant is not excused from complying with substantive and procedural law. Burgs v. Sissel,

(8th Cir. 1984). Additionally, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifically contemplate dismissal of a case on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to prosecute or failed to comply with orders of the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

(1962) (stating that the district court possesses

the power to dismiss sua sponte under Rule 41(b)). Pursuant to Rule 41(b), a district court has the power to dismiss an action based on “the plaintiff's failure to comply with any court order.” Brown v. Frey,

(8th Cir. 1986) (emphasis added). Since Plaintiff has failed to obey an order of the Court and prosecute this matter, the case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). IT IS SO ORDERED on this 38 day of August, 2019. Loe a ~ ThfOT HL BROOKS UNITER_STATES DISTRICT JUDGE