IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATHENS DIVISION

CALVIN LOVELACE, : : Plaintiff, : v. : Case No. 3:25-cv-23-CDL-AGH : WALTON COUNTY, et al., : : Defendants. : ________________________________ :

ORDER Pending before the Court is a Complaint filed by pro se Plaintiff Calvin Lovelace, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Walton County Jail in Monroe, Georgia (ECF No. 1). On March 18, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to either pay the $405.00 filing fee in full or submit a proper and complete motion to proceed IFP, to include a certified copy of his prison trust fund account information. Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to comply, and he was advised that the failure to fully and timely comply with the Court’s orders and instructions could result in the dismissal of this action. See generally ECF No. 3. The time for compliance passed without a response. As such, Plaintiff was ordered to respond and show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the March 18, 2025 Order. Plaintiff was also again ordered to comply with the March 18th Order. Plaintiff was given another fourteen days to respond, and he was warned that the failure to fully and timely comply could result in the dismissal of this case. See generally ECF No. 4. The time for compliance has again expired without a response from Plaintiff. A district court has authority to manage its docket to expeditiously resolve cases, and this

authority includes the power to dismiss a case for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with the court’s orders. Equity Lifestyle Props., Inc. v. Fla. Mowing & Landscape Serv., Inc.,

(11th Cir. 2009) (first citing Chambers v. NASCO, Inc.,

(1991); and then citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b)) (finding court did not err in dismissing the third amended complaint for failure to follow the court’s instructions regarding how to amend the complaint). Dismissal without prejudice is generally

appropriate pursuant to Rule 41(b) where a plaintiff has failed to comply with a court order, “especially where the litigant has been forewarned.” Owens v. Pinellas Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t,

(11th Cir. 2009) (quoting Moon v. Newsome,

(11th Cir. 1989)) (upholding dismissal without prejudice of pro se prisoner’s complaint for failure to follow court’s instructions). This action is therefore DISMISSED without

prejudice because Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court’s March 18, 2025 Order. IT IS SO ORDERED this 2nd day of June, 2025 S/Clay D. Land CLAY D. LAND U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA