UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CLINT PHILLIPS, III, ) Plaintiff, Vv. No. 4:24-cv-00305-RHH UNKNOWN CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, et al., ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court for review of the file. Plaintiff instituted this civil action without paying the filing fee, or filing a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. On March 1, 2024, the Court entered an Order directing him to do one or the other. The Order warned Plaintiff that if he did not timely comply, the Court would dismiss the case without further notice. Plaintiff's response was due on March 15, 2024. To date, Plaintiff has not complied with the Order, or sought additional time to do so. Therefore, the Court dismisses this action, without prejudice, due to Plaintiffs failure to comply with the Court’s March 1, 2024 Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Brown v. Frey,

(8th Cir. 1986) (a district court has the power to dismiss an action for the plaintiff’s failure to comply with any court order). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. A separate order of dismissal will be entered herewith. _ Dated this 20th day of March | “| / ATTHEW T. SCHELP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE