UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION

RYAN MANTLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 4:25-cv-00433-SRW ) LT. UNKNOWN LEE, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon review of the file. Plaintiff Ryan Mantler commenced this

action in April 2025, alleging violations of his civil rights at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. ECF No. 1. On July 29, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and directed Plaintiff to file an amended complaint within thirty (30) days. ECF No. 6. The Court cautioned Plaintiff that his failure to timely comply with the Order would result in the dismissal of the case without further notice.

. Plaintiff’s response was due by August 29, 2025. To date, Plaintiff has neither responded to the Court’s Order, nor sought additional time to do so. Plaintiff was given meaningful notice of what was expected, he was cautioned that his case would be dismissed if he failed to timely comply, and he was given ample time to comply. The Court will therefore dismiss this action, without prejudice, due to Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s July 29, 2025, Order and his failure to prosecute his case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); see also Link v. Wabash R.R. Co.,

(1962) (the authority of a court to dismiss sua sponte for lack of prosecution is inherent power governed “by the control necessarily vested in courts to manage their own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases”); 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. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an appeal from this dismissal would not be taken in good faith. Dated this _ 16th day of September, 2025.

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CRISTIANM.STEVENS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE