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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODERICK JEROME STUBBS,

Plaintiff,

v.

DOE DEFENDANT, 

Defendant. _________________________________

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No. C 03-3971 SBA (pr)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CONTINUED INTENT TO PROSECUTE THIS

ACTION AND TO PROVIDE COURT WITH

CURRENT ADDRESS

Plaintiff filed the instant pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September

18, 2003, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the instant action. 

Plaintiff's last communication with the Court was on March 25, 2005, when he filed a letter to the

Court.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), a district court may sua sponte dismiss an

action for failure to prosecute or to comply with a court order. See Link v. Wabash R.R., 370 U.S.

626, 633 (1962); McKeever v. Block, 932 F.2d 795, 797 (9th Cir. 1991). But such a dismissal should

only be ordered when the failure to comply is unreasonable. See id. A court should afford the

litigant prior notice of its intention to dismiss. See Malone v. United States Postal Serv., 833 F.2d

128, 133 (9th Cir. 1987). Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 3-11, a party proceeding pro se

whose address changes while an action is pending must promptly file and serve upon all opposing

parties a notice of change of address specifying the new address. See L.R. 3-11(a). 

Plaintiff has not communicated with the Court for almost one year. Proceeding forward by

requiring Defendant to file an Answer or dispositive motion is fruitless if Plaintiff cannot be located

by the Court. In the interests of justice and judicial efficiency, the Court will not proceed with this

action until Plaintiff informs the Court of his current address and his continued intent to prosecute

this action.

Accordingly, no later than twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, Plaintiff shall file with

the Court a notice of his current address and his continued intent to prosecute. Failure to do so will

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result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Malone, 833 F.2d at 133 (the district court should afford the

litigant prior notice before dismissing for failure to prosecute).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 6, 2006

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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