Chiasson v. Webre et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

KOBI CHIASSON

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 24-1666

CRAIG WEBRE, LAFOURCHE PARISH
SHERIFF, ET AL.

SECTION “P” (1)
ORDER

The Court, having considered the Complaint, the record, the applicable law, the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (R. Doc. 30), and the failure of any party to
file an objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, hereby approves the Report
and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and adopts it as its opinion in this matter.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(b) authorizes dismissal for failure to prosecute upon
motion by a defendant. As indicated in the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the
United States Supreme Court has found that Rule 41(b)’s permissive language, “which merely
authorizes a motion by the defendant[,]” does not abrogate the Court’s inherent power to dismiss an
action sua sponte for lack of prosecution.
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Given Plaintiff’s absence from the preliminary
conference, despite multiple attempts to contact him and explicit warning that failure to participate
in the conference would result in dismissal of the action, along with his failure to file any objection
to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation,
IT IS ORDERED that Kobi Chiasson’s claims against Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig
Webre are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute.

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Link v. Wabash R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 630–31 (1962).
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New Orleans, Louisiana, this 6th day of August 2026.
__________________________________________
DARREL JAMES PAPILLION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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