Dangim v. Trump et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT DANGIM,
Plaintiff,
v. 	No. 1:26-cv-00107-WJ-SCY
DONALD J. TRUMP and
FNU LNU APD OFFICERS,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on pro se Plaintiff’s Civil Rights Complaint
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Doc. 1, filed January 20, 2026 (“Complaint”), and Plaintiff’s Motion
for Change of Venue, Doc. 8, filed January 26, 2026.
United States Magistrate Judge Steven C. Yarbrough notified Plaintiff that the Complaint
does not provide sufficient notice to Defendants for preparing a defense and does not provide
sufficient clarity for the Court to adjudicate the merits of this case because many of Plaintiff’s
handwritten statements in the Complaint are illegible. See Order for Amended Complaint, Doc. 5,
filed January 21, 2026. 	Judge Yarbrough ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint and
notified Plaintiff that failure to timely file a legible amended complaint may result in dismissal of
this case. See Order for Amended Complaint at 5. Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint by
the February 11, 2026, deadline.
The Court dismisses this case without prejudice because Plaintiff has not complied with
Judge Yarbrough’s Order to file an amended complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) (“If the plaintiff
fails to prosecute or to comply with these rules or a court order, a defendant may move to dismiss
the action”); Gustafson v. Luke, 696 Fed.Appx. 352, 354 (10th Cir. 2017) (“Although the language
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of Rule 41(b) requires that the defendant file a motion to dismiss, the Rule has long been
interpreted to permit courts to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff's failure to prosecute or
comply with the rules of civil procedure or court's orders.”) (quoting Olsen v. Mapes, 333 F.3d
1199, 1204 n.3 (10th Cir. 2003)). The Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Change of Venue because
the Court is dismissing this case.
IT IS ORDERED that:
(i) 	This case is DISMISSED without prejudice.
(ii) 	Plaintiff’s Motion for Change of Venue, Doc. 8, filed January 26, 2026, is
DENIED.
/s/______________________________________
WILLIAM P. JOHNSON
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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