IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

ROBERT SOWELL, : : Case No. 2:18-CV-1561 Plaintiff, : : CHIEF JUDGE ALGENON L. MARBLEY v. : : Magistrate Judge Jolson COMMISSIONER OF : SOCIAL SECURITY, : : Defendant. :

ORDER On May 24, 2019, this Court adopted (ECF No. 5) Magistrate Judge Jolson’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 4) Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. On June 3, 2019 Magistrate Judge Jolson ordered plaintiff to pay the filing fee within thirty days or face dismissal for want of prosecution. (ECF No. 6). A district court has the inherent power to dismiss a case sua sponte for lack of prosecution, particularly where the case has “remained dormant because of the inaction or dilatoriness of the parties seeking relief.” Link v. Wabash R. Co.,

(1962). Where a plaintiff fails to pay a filing fee or submit the appropriate documentation in their application to proceed in forma pauperis, a district court is entitled to dismiss the case for want of prosecution after notice to the plaintiff. See Erby v. Kula,

(6th Cir. 2004) (affirming district court’s dismissal for want of prosecution where plaintiff failed to comply with deficiency order or pay filing fee). Magistrate Judge Jolson’s June 3, 2019 Order expressly warned Plaintiff that failure to comply with the order would result in the dismissal of his case for want of prosecution. Plaintiff did not respond or otherwise pay the filing fees. For these reasons, this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Algenon L. Marbley ALGENON L. MARBLEY CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: October 21, 2019