UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION

LETTERIOUS ALEXANDER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CV425-015 ) AARON PINEIRO, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER Pro se plaintiff Letterious Alexander filed this case asserting

claims against Coastal State Prison officials and employees related, in part, to a prison bus crash. See generally doc. 1; see also doc. 12 at 1-2. The Court granted him leave to proceed in forma pauperis and directed him to complete and return the necessary forms. See generally doc. 5. When he did not return one of the forms, the Court directed him to correct the omission and show cause for his failure. See doc. 12 at 2-3. He was directed to respond to the Court’s Order by no later than May 12, 2025.

. He did not. See generally docket. The Order was returned by the United States Post Office as undeliverable. See doc. 13 at 15. It, therefore, appears that, in addition to failing to comply with the Court’s Order, Alexander has also failed to keep the Court apprised of his current address. See, e.g.,$.D. Ga. LR Civ. 11.1. This Court has the authority to prune cases from its docket where parties have failed to comply with its Orders. See S.D. Ga. L.R. 41.1(b);

see also Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

(1962) (courts have the inherent authority to dismiss claims for lack of prosecution); Mingo

v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-op,

, 102 (11th Cir. 1989) (“The district court possesses the inherent power to police its docket.”); Jones

v. Graham,

(11th Cir. 1983); Floyd v. United States, CV491-277 (S.D. Ga. June 10, 1992). Alexander’s failure to comply with the Court’s Order and its Local Rules provides a sufficient reason to dismiss his Complaint. Accordingly, Alexander’s Complaint is DISMISSED for failing to obey a court order, failing to prosecute his case, and failing to comply with this Court’s Local Rules. See, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). The Clerk is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case. SO ORDERED, this 19th day of May, 2025. Aityo~d, liad CHRISTOPHER L. RAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA