Tarlton v. State of Missouri

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
LINDA TARLTON, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) No. 1:25-cv-209-CMS
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STATE OF MISSOURI, )
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Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon review of the file. Plaintiff Linda Tarlton filed a
motion for temporary restraining order on December 4, 2025. ECF No. 1. On January 6, 2026,
the Court advised Plaintiff that a lawsuit could not be commenced solely by filing a motion for a
temporary restraining order and Plaintiff was ordered to submit a complaint if she wished to
commence litigation. ECF No. 5. Plaintiff’s response was due by February 5, 2026. The Court
advised Plaintiff that the case would be dismissed if no complaint was filed by the deadline. Id.
To date, Plaintiff has neither responded to the Court’s Order, nor sought additional time to do so.
Plaintiff was given meaningful notice of what was expected, she was cautioned that the action
would be dismissed if she failed to timely comply, and she was given ample time to comply. The
Court will therefore dismiss this action, without prejudice, due to Plaintiff’s failure to file a
complaint as ordered by the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an appeal from this dismissal would not be taken in
good faith.
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An Order of Dismissal will accompany this Memorandum and Order.
Dated this 11th day of February, 2026.
CRISTIAN M. STEVENS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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