Ruiz v. Gottlieb

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
SERENA RUIZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
BRIAN GOTTLIEB,
Defendant.
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Case No. 1:26-cv-382
HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On February 5, 2026, Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit by filing a complaint. The matter was
referred to the Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and Recommendation on March 17, 2026,
recommending that this Court dismiss the action with prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute
and failure to comply with the Court’s orders. The Report and Recommendation mailed to Plaintiff
was returned to the Court marked “return to sender”, “no such street”, and “unable to forward”.
Even though Plaintiff has not received a copy of the Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff
has been properly served under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. As required by statute, the
magistrate judge filed the Report and Recommendation with the Court and mailed a copy to
Plaintiff at her last known address. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (“The magistrate judge shall file
his proposed findings and recommendations under subparagraph (B) with the court and a copy
shall forthwith be mailed to all parties.”). Upon placing the Report and Recommendation in the
mail to Plaintiff’s last known address, service was complete. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(C). Plaintiff
has a continuing obligation to apprise the Court of his current address. See W.D. Mich. L.Civ.R.
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41.1 (“Failure of a plaintiff to keep the Court apprised of his current address shall be grounds for
dismissal for want of prosecution.”); see also White v. City of Grand Rapids, 34 F. App’x 210, 211
(6th Cir. 2022) (affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit that occurred in part because the plaintiff
“failed to keep the district court apprised of his current address”).
After being served with a Report and Recommendation issued by a Magistrate Judge, a
party has fourteen days to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); see United States v. Sullivan, 431 F.3d 976, 984
(6th Cir. 2005). Failure to file an objection results in a waiver of the issue and the issue cannot be
appealed. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 155 (1985) (upholding the Sixth Circuit’s practice). No
objections have been filed to date.
Although Plaintiff’s failure to file objections is a sufficient reason to adopt the Report and
Recommendation, this Court has reviewed the merits of the report and finds the magistrate judge’s
reasoning and conclusions sound. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 8) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this lawsuit is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3)
that an appeal of this decision would not be taken in good faith. See McGore v. Wrigglesworth,
114 F.3d 601, 610-11 (6th Cir. 1997), overruled on other grounds by Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199,
206, 211-12 (2007).
A Judgment will be entered consistent with this Order.
Dated: April 9, 2026 	/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
United States District Judge
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