BRADLEY v. US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
MICHAEL BRADLEY,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No.: 3:25cv2509/TKW/ZCB
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Defendant.
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, commenced this
action by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint. (Doc. 1).
The Court performed its screening duty under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)
and determined that the complaint suffered from several deficiencies.
(Doc. 6). 	Accordingly, on December 9, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff
to file an amended complaint or notice of voluntary dismissal within
fourteen days. (Id. at 10).
Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint or notice of voluntary
dismissal by the deadline. 	Therefore, on January 2, 2026, the Court
ordered Plaintiff to show cause, within fourteen days, why this case
should not be dismissed for failure to comply with a Court order. 	(Doc.
7). The Court notified Plaintiff that his failure to show cause would result
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in a recommendation of dismissal of this case. 	(Id.). 	The deadline for
compliance with the show cause order has passed, and Plaintiff has not
filed an amended complaint or otherwise responded.
For the reasons above, it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that
this case be DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to
comply with an order of the Court. See N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 41.1 (authorizing
dismissal if a “party fails to comply with an applicable rule or a court
order”); see also Duong Thanh Ho v. Costello, 757 F. App’x 912, 914-15
(11th Cir. 2018) (affirming dismissal where pro se plaintiff failed to file
an amended complaint as directed).
At Pensacola, Florida, this 26th day of January 2026.
/s/
Zachary C. Bolitho
Zachary C. Bolitho
United States Magistrate Judge
Notice to the Parties
Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations must
be 	filed 	within 	fourteen 	days 	of 	the 	date 	of 	the 	Report 	and
Recommendation. 	Any 	different 	deadline 	that 	may 	appear 	on 	the
electronic docket is for the court’s internal use only and does not control.
An objecting party must serve a copy of the objections on all other parties.
A 	party 	who 	fails 	to 	object 	to 	the 	magistrate 	judge’s 	findings 	or
recommendations contained in a report and recommendation waives the
right 	to 	challenge 	on 	appeal 	the 	district 	court’s 	order 	based 	on
unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions. 	See 11th Cir. Rule 3-1; 28
U.S.C. § 636.
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