WRIGHT v. WALTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
SHAMAR WRIGHT, :
:
Plaintiff, :
: Case No. 3:25-cv-00141-TES-AGH
v. :
:
WALTON COUNTY DETENTION :
CENTER, et al., :
:
Defendants. :
:
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DISMISSAL ORDER
Pro se Plaintiff Shamar Wright, an inmate in the Walton County Jail in Monroe,
Georgia, filed a complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff did not
pay the $405.00 filing fee, nor did he request leave to proceed without prepayment of the
filing fee.
On October 1, 2025, Plaintiff was ordered to pay the filing fee or, if indigent, submit
a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to
comply with the Court’s order and was informed that failure to do so could result in
dismissal of this action. Id. Plaintiff failed to respond.
Therefore, on November 3, 2025, the Court notified Plaintiff that he failed to
respond to an order of the Court. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff was ordered to show cause why
this action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the Court’s order. Id. The
Court informed Plaintiff that this action would be dismissed if he failed to respond. Id.
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Plaintiff was given fourteen (14) days to respond and he failed to do so. Id.
Due to Plaintiff’s failure to follow the Court’s orders and failure to prosecute this
action, the case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b);
Brown v. Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006) (first citing Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(b); then citing Lopez v. Aransas Cnty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir.
1978)) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule 41(b) for failure to
prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”).
SO ORDERED, this 1st day of December, 2025.
S/ Tilman E. Self, III
TILMAN E. SELF, III, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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