United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2024

AMMONS v. BIBB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

AMMONS v. BIBB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia · Decided July 29, 2024
AMMONS v. BIBB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION TIMOTHY AMMONS IV., : : Plaintiff, : : No. 5:24-cv-00187-MTT-TQL v. : : BIBB CTY. SHERIFF’S OFFICE, : et al., : : Defendants. : :

ORDER Pro se Plaintiff Timothy Ammons, IV., an inmate at the Bibb County Jail in Macon, Georgia, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis without the statutory supporting documentation. ECF No. 2. On June 17, 2024, Plaintiff was ordered to either submit a certified copy of his inmate trust account statement for the preceding six months in support of his motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to respond and was informed that failure to comply would result in dismissal of this action. Id. Plaintiff failed to respond.

Therefore, on July 8, 2024, the Court notified Plaintiff that it had not received the certified account statement as ordered. ECF No. 5. The Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the Court’s previous order. Id. The Court unambiguously informed Plaintiff that this action would be dismissed if he failed to comply with this Court’s orders. Id. Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to respond. Id. Plaintiff once again did not respond.

Because Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court’s orders or otherwise prosecute his case, this complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Brown v. Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule 41(b) for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) and Lopez v. Aransas Cty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir. 1978)).

SO ORDERED, this 29th day of July, 2024.

S/ Marc T. Treadwell MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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