Sir K’ Vaughn Keyes v. Valdosta State Prison

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA VALDOSTA DIVISION SIR K’ VAUGHN KEYES, : Plaintiff, : No. 7:25-cv-00140-WLS-ALS VALDOSTA STATE PRISON, : Defendant.

ORDER Plaintiff Sir K’ Vaughn Keyes, a prisoner at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, filed a letter in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. ECF No, 1. That court construed the letter to be a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and transferred the action to this Court. ECF No, 2; ECF No. 3.

On December 1, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to recast his complaint on the required 42 U.S.C. § 1983 form and either pay the $405.00 filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No, 6, Plaintiff was given fourteen days to respond, and he did notdoso. On February 10, 2026, the Court ordered Plaintiffto show cause why his action should not be dismissed for failure to respond to the December 1, 2025 Order. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff was given fourteen days to respond, and he failed to do so, Due to Plaintiffs failure to follow the Court’s Orders and prosecute this action, the case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Brown v, Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (first citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); and then citing Lopez v, Aransas Cnty. Indep. Sch, Dist., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (Sth Cir. 1978)) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule 41(b) for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”’).

SO ORDERED, this □□□ day of March, 2026, W. LOUIS SANDS, SENIOR JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT