Jones v. Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

KEITH R. JONES

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 25-1804

LAFOURCHE PARISH
CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX ET AL.

SECTION “P” (4)

ORDER
The Court, having considered the complaint, the record, the applicable law, the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and the failure of any party to file an
objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, hereby approves the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and Recommendation 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. 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 failure to
provide the Court a current address after being ordered to do so more than six months ago and to
otherwise appear in the case since filing a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis more than
eight months ago,
IT IS ORDERED that Keith R. Jones’s civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 be
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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