Darius Darnell Jones v. Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION DARIUS DARNELL JONES, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 3:25cv2305/AW/ZCB ESCAMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, et al., Defendants. / REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, commenced this action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). On December 22, 2025, the Court entered an order directing Plaintiff to file an amended civil rights complaint within thirty days. (Doc. 6). The Court directed the Clerk of Court to send Plaintiff the complaint form and notified Plaintiff that his failure to comply with an order of the Court would result in a recommendation of dismissal of this case. (Id. at 13). The deadline to file an amended complaint was subsequently extended to February 20, 2026. (Doc. 11).

Plaintiff, however, did not file an amended complaint by the deadline. Therefore, on March 2, 2026, the Court issued an order giving Plaintiff fourteen days to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for his failure to comply with a Court order. (Doc. 12). The Court notified Plaintiff that his failure to show cause would result in a recommendation of dismissal of this case. (Id.). The deadline for compliance with the show cause order has passed, and Plaintiff has not responded.

Accordingly, it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that this case be DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with an order of the Court. See N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 41.1 (authorizing dismissal if a “party fails to comply with an applicable rule or a court order”); see also Duong Thanh Ho v. Costello, 757 F. App’x 912, 914-15 (11th Cir. 2018) (affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint as directed).

At Pensacola, Florida, this 24th day of March 2026.

/s/ 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; 28 U.S.C. § 636.