UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

HECTOR TORRES, Plaintiff,

v. No. 3:20-cv-01825 (VAB)

SCOTT SEMPLE, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL Hector Torres, proceeding pro se, seeks to proceed in this case in forma pauperis. See Mot., ECF No. 2 (Dec. 8, 2020). On December 21, 2020, the Court issued a Notice of Insufficiency informing Mr. Torres that he must submit a copy of his inmate account statement showing activity for the preceding six months. See Notice, ECF No. 7 (Dec. 21, 2020). The Court advised Mr. Torres that the case would be dismissed if he did not correct the insufficiency by January 11, 2021. See id. To date, Mr. Torres has neither submitted the required document nor sought an extension of time within which to do so. Mr. Torres’ motion to proceed in forma pauperis therefore is DENIED and the Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) (involuntary dismissal if a plaintiff fails to comply with a court order); LeSane v. Hall’s Sec. Analyst, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2001) (“[I]t is unquestioned that Rule 41(b)... gives the district court authority to dismiss a plaintiff's case sua sponte for failure to prosecute.”) (citing Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

(1962)); see also Dietz v. Bouldin,

(2016) (“[D]istrict courts have the inherent authority to manage their dockets and courtrooms with a view toward the efficient and expedient resolution of cases.”). Mr. Torres may file a motion to reopen this case if he can demonstrate good cause for failing to comply with the Court’s order and local court rules. Any motion to reopen must be accompanied by the required document as described in the Court’s Notice, ECF No. 7. The Clerk of Court respectfully is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED this 21st day of June, 2021 at Bridgeport, Connecticut.

/s/Victor A. Bolden Victor A. Bolden United States District Judge

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