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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

 CENTRAL DIVISION 

 

HARRY KEITH MILLER PLAINTIFF 

V. 4:19CV00766 JM 

SONYA PANTANO, et al, DEFENDANTS 

 ORDER

On January 24, 2020, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file an amendment or supplement to his 

Complaint on or before Friday, February 7, 2020. Plaintiff has failed to respond. Further, Plaintiff has 

not communicated with the Court since he filed the Complaint on October 29, 2019. 

Therefore, the case is dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff=s failure to prosecute. See Link 

v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-30, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 1388 (1962) ("The authority of a federal trial 

court to dismiss a plaintiff's action with prejudice because of his failure to prosecute cannot seriously 

be doubted. The power to invoke this sanction is necessary in order to prevent undue delays in the 

disposition of pending cases and to avoid congestion in the calendars of the District Courts."); Fed. 

R.Civ. P. 41(b); Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of 

Arkansas, LR5.5(c)(2). 

Defendant’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 11) is GRANTED without prejudice. The case is 

dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff=s failure to prosecute. The Clerk is directed to close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 26th day of February, 2020. 

 

_____________________________ 

James M. Moody Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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