UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION

STEVEN W. SHORT, Plaintiff, vs. Case No.: 3:24cv465/MW/ZCB

MICHAEL A ADKINSON, JR, Defendant. / REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff, an inmate of the Walton County Jail, commenced this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under

. (Doc. 1). On November 4, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff—for the second time—to either pay the $405.00 filing fee or file a properly completed in forma pauperis (IFP) motion within thirty days. (Doc. 9; Doc. 4). The Court directed the Clerk of Court to send Plaintiff the correct set of IFP forms and notified Plaintiff that failure to comply with the

Court’s order would result in a recommendation of dismissal of the case. (Doc. 9 at 2-3). Plaintiff did not file a completed IFP motion or pay the filing fee

within the time allowed. Therefore, on December 11, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause, within fourteen days, why the case should not be dismissed for failure to comply with an order of the court.

(Doc. 11). The Court again notified Plaintiff that failure to comply with the Court’s order would result in a recommendation of dismissal of the case. (Id.). The deadline for compliance with the show cause order has

passed, and Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee, filed a completed IFP motion, or otherwise responded. Dismissal is, therefore, warranted. See N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 41.1 (authorizing dismissal when “a party fails to

comply with an applicable rule or court order”); see also Frith v. Curry,

, 935 (11th Cir. 2020) (affirming dismissal where the plaintiff failed to pay the initial partial filing fee and failed to respond to

a magistrate judge’s order to show cause as to why the filing fee had not been paid). Accordingly, it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that this case be

DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with an order of the Court. At Pensacola, Florida, this 10th day of January 2025.

/s/ Zachary C. Bolitho Zachary C. Bolitho United States Magistrate Judge Notice to the Parties

Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations must be filed within fourteen 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 the objections on 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 unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions. See 11th Cir. Rule 3-1;

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