Southern District of Texas ENTERED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT July 31, 2019 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS David J. Bradley, Clerk CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION ZACHARY COULTON, § § Plaintiff, § VS. § CIVIL NO. 2:19-CV-60 § MARYANN RODRIGUEZ, § § Defendant. § ORDER The Court is in receipt of the Magistrate Judge’s Amended Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”) to dismiss for failure to prosecute, Dkt. No. 10. After independently reviewing the record an applicable law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R, Dkt. No. 10. Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the above- captioned case. FED. R. CIv. P. 41(b); McCullough v. Lynaugh,

(5th Cir. 1988) (“A district court may dismiss an action for failure of a plaintiff to prosecute or to comply with any order of court.”). Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, Dkt. No. DENIED. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to close the case.

SIGNED this 31st day of July 2019.

Hilda Tagle Senior United States District Judge

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