Tevin B. Curry v. Kadeja Smith, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION TEVIN B. CURRY, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 3:26cv131/TWK/ZCB KADEJA SMITH, 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 March 19, 2026, the Court ordered Plaintiff to pay the initial partial filing fee within twenty-one days. (Doc. 10). The Court notified Plaintiff that failure to comply with the Court’s order would result in a recommendation of dismissal of the case. (Id.).

Plaintiff did not pay the initial partial filing fee within the time allowed. Therefore, on April 23, 2026, 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 initial partial filing fee 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, 812 F. App’x 933, 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 26th day of May 2026.

/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.

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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.