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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 06:22:01+00:00

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This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner's failure to comply with the Court's Order to keep the Court apprised of any change in his address. For the following reasons, I RECOMMEND that the Court DISMISS without prejudice this action for Petitioner's failure to prosecute. I further RECOMMEND that the Court DENY Petitioner leave to appeal in forma pauperis.
On November 3, 2017, Petitioner, then a detainee at the Folkston Processing Center in Folkston, Georgia, filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1.) On December 5, 2017, after the case was transferred to this District, the Court Ordered that the action be served on the proper Respondent, Patrick Garland, the Warden of Folkston Processing Center. (Doc. 5.) In that Order, the Court directed Petitioner to notify the Court in writing of any change in his address and that a failure to do so would result in dismissal of this action. (Id. at p. 2.) However, the Order was returned undeliverable because Petitioner is no longer at that facility. (Doc. 6.) Petitioner has not notified the Court of his change of address or made any effort to inform the Court of his whereabouts. Indeed, Petitioner has not taken any action in this case since the initial filing.
The Court must now determine how to address Petitioner's failure to follow this Court's Order to update his address and his failure to prosecute. For the reasons set forth below, I recommend that the Court DISMISS the Petition and DENY Petitioner leave to appeal in forma pauperis.
I. Dismissal for Failure to Follow the Court's Order and Failure to Prosecute.
A district court may dismiss a Petitioner's claims sua sponte pursuant to either Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) (“Rule 41(b)”) or the court's inherent authority to manage its docket. Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626 (1962); Coleman v. St. Lucie Cty. Jail, 433 F. App'x 716, 718 (11th Cir. 2011) (citing Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) and Betty K Agencies, Ltd. v. M/V MONADA, 432 F.3d 1333, 1337 (11th Cir. 2005)). In particular, Rule 41(b) allows for the involuntary dismissal of a petitioner's claims where he has failed to prosecute those claims, comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or local rules, or follow a court order. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b); see also Coleman, 433 F. App'x at 718; Sanders v. Barrett, No. 05-12660, 2005 WL 2640979, at *1 (11th Cir. Oct. 17, 2005) (citing Kilgo v. Ricks, 983 F.2d 189, 192 (11th Cir. 1993)); cf. Local R. 41.1(b) (“[T]he assigned Judge may, after notice to counsel of record, sua sponte . . . dismiss any action for want of prosecution, with or without prejudice[, ] . . . [based on] willful disobedience or neglect of any order of the Court.”). Additionally, a district court's “power to dismiss is an inherent aspect of its authority to enforce its orders and ensure prompt disposition of lawsuits.” Brown v. Tallahasse Police Dep't, 205 F. App'x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (quoting Jones v. Graham, 709 F.2d 1457, 1458 (11th Cir. 1983)).
While the Court exercises its discretion to dismiss cases with caution, dismissal of this action without prejudice is warranted. See Coleman, 433 F. App'x at 719 (upholding dismissal without prejudice for failure to prosecute Section 1983 complaint, where Petitioner did not respond to court order to supply defendant's current address for purpose of service); Taylor, 251 F. App'x at 620-21 (upholding dismissal without prejudice for failure to prosecute, because Petitioners insisted on going forward with deficient amended complaint rather than complying, or seeking an extension of time to comply, with court's order to file second amended complaint); Brown, 205 F. App'x at 802-03 (upholding dismissal without prejudice for failure to prosecute Section 1983 claims, where Petitioner failed to follow court order to file amended complaint and court had informed Petitioner that noncompliance could lead to dismissal).
With Petitioner having failed to update the Court with his current address, the Court has no means by which it can communicate with Petitioner. Thus, the Court is unable to move forward with this case. Moreover, Petitioner has been given ample time to notify this Court of his whereabouts, and Petitioner has not made any effort to do so. Indeed, he has not taken any action in this case since the original filing. Accordingly, the Court should DISMISS without prejudice Petitioner's Section 2241 Petition due to his failure to follow this Court's Order and his failure to prosecute.

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