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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Randy Buck Hood, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Maricopa County Jails, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-15-01916-PHX-JJT

ORDER 

 At issue is the Report and Recommendation (R&R) submitted in this matter by 

Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Fine on February 19, 2016. (Doc. 10.) In the R&R, Judge 

Fine recommended that the Court dismiss this matter without prejudice because Plaintiff 

failed to comply with LR. Civ. 83.3(d), which required him to file a notice of change of 

address within seven days after the effective date of the change, by not informing the 

Court or the remaining Defendant of any forwarding address after his release from 

custody. The time to object to the R&R has expired and Plaintiff failed to object to the 

recommendation, which entitles the Court to treat Plaintiff as assenting to the adoption of 

the R&R. But even upon an independent review of the R&R on the merits, the Court 

concludes it is appropriate to dismiss the case. As a practical matter, because of 

Plaintiff’s failure to provide a current address or to participate in the litigation, the Court 

has no way to contact Plaintiff to inform him of the progress of the case or to otherwise 

ensure that orders it issues in order to manage the progress of this matter reach Plaintiff 

so he might comply with them. 

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 Judge Fine correctly recommends that the matter should be dismissed without 

prejudice, as this is the least severe sanction available to address the practical effects of 

Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the rules. 

 IT IS ORDERED adopting in whole Judge Fine’s R&R (Doc. 10) and the 

reasoning therein. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED dismissing this matter without prejudice and 

instructing the Clerk to close it. 

 Dated this 25th day of April, 2016. 

Honorable John J. Tuchi 

United States District Judge 

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