Rolle v. Prince
Rolle v. Prince
Trial Court Opinion
Southern District of Texas ENTERED May 06, 2022 Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION
THOMAS HENRY § CIvIL ACTION No. ROLLE II, § 4:22-cv-00615 (SPN #02265034) § Plaintiff, § . . § § vs. § JUDGE CHARLES ESKRIDGE § : § J. PRINCE, et al, § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM ON DISMISSAL Thomas Henry Rolle II was an inmate of the Harris County Jail when he filed his civil rights complaint under
42, USC § 1983. The Clerk entered a notice of deficient pleading on March 3, 2022. It required Rolle to pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis with certified inmate account information within thirty days. Dkt 4. He hasn’t complied. Under the inherent powers necessarily vested in a district court to manage its own affairs, this action is dismissed for want of prosecution. See FRCP 41(b); Link v Wabash Railroad Co,
370 US 626, 6380-31(1962); Clofer v Perego, 106 F8d 678, 679 (5th Cir 1997); James W. Moore, et al, 8 Moore’s Federal Practice § 41.51(3)(b) & (€) (Matthew Bender 3d ed 2017). _ Relief under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be granted upon a proper showing. See Link,
370 US at 635. . _ The civil action filed by Plaintiff Thomas Henry Rolle II is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of prosecution.
Rolle’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED as moot. Dkt 2. □ Any other motions are DENIED AS MOOT. SO ORDERED. Signed on May 6, 2022, at Houston, Texas. —
Hon. Charles Eskridgll United States District Judge
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