UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION

JAMES R. SCOTT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CV421-026 ) CHATHAM COUNTY ) DETENTION CENTER, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER Plaintiff has failed to keep the Court apprised of his current address in violation of S.D. Ga. L.R. 11.1 (“Each attorney and pro se litigant has a continuing obligation to apprise the Court of any address change.”). See doc. 6. He has also failed to return the necessary forms to proceed in forma pauperis, as ordered. See doc. 5. This Court has the authority to prune cases from its dockets where parties have failed to comply with its Orders. See L.R. 41(b); see Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

, 630–31 (1962) (courts have the inherent authority to dismiss claims for lack of prosecution); Mingo v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-op,

, 102 (11th Cir. 1989); Jones v. Graham,

(11th Cir. 1983); Floyd v. United States, CV491- 277 (S.D. Ga. June 10, 1992). Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED without prejudice for plaintiffs failure to provide the Court with an updated address and failure to prosecute this action. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. SO ORDERED, this 9th day of April, 2021.

CHRISTOPHER L. RAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA