EDWARDS
v.
CITY OF FORT MYERS
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The court ordered the plaintiff to update his address and scheduled a status conference, warning that failure to comply could result in dismissal.
Following an attorney's withdrawal, the court noted it lacked an updated address for the pro se plaintiff, who is incarcerated. The court found this, …
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the Court searched for Plaintiff in the Florida Department of Corrections’ database.2 Best the Court can tell, Plaintiff is at South Florida Reception Center right now. So it will send this Order to that address too. But Plaintiff should know, this is the last time the Court will attempt to locate him. Put different, the Court will not continually track his movement through the state prison system. If Plaintiff does not see fit to keep an address on file and the Court cannot communicate with him, it will dismiss this case.
Second, whether Plaintiff can prosecute this action is unsettled. Significant deadlines are fast approaching. Discovery closes on July 1, and summary judgment is due July 29. If Plaintiff cannot do something as simple as confer with Defendants about whether one of their lawyers can withdraw,
it is unclear if Plaintiff can effectively pursue this case. Given these issues, the Court finds it necessary to resolve the matter as soon as possible. Plaintiff must update the Court with his current address and continue to keep his address updated. What’s more, the Court will set a status conference to ameliorate any impact of Plaintiff’s incarceration on this case. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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Edwards v. City of Fort Myers, 2017 WL 1954821 (M.D. Fla. 2022)…unctionality, and a failed hyperlink does not affect this Order. to advise the Clerk’s Office in writing of any change in your mailing address by filing a Notice of Change of Address.”); see also Gerzon v. IHOP Rest. Corp., No. 8:17-CV-870-T-27TBM, 2017 WL 1954821, at *1 n.1 (M.D. Fla. May 10, 2017). If the Court doesn’t know where Plaintiff is, it has no way to communicate with him. When the Court cannot contact a plaintiff because they fail to follow an Order to keep an address current, dismiss…1 / 3
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K.D.R. v. Keeley (M.D. Fla. 2025)…ecause K.D.R. has not provided the Court with a valid address, further orders directing them to respond would be futile. Thus, the Court should dismiss this case without prejudice. See Portnoy v. Safeguard Properties, LLC, No. 5:19-cv- 407-OC-30PRL, 2020 WL 7496409 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 17, 2020) (dismissing case without prejudice for failure to prosecute after pro se plaintiff did not update his address as required). 2 ---PAGE 3--- Case 2:24-cv-01076-SPC-KCD Document 8 Filed 02/11/25 Page 3 of 3 PageID 43 Recomm…
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Brown v. Devos (M.D. Fla. 2020)…wn did not receive the Court’s dismissal Order, it resulted from failing to provide the Court with a current address. It is every party’s duty to provide the Court with a current address. E.g., Gerzon v. IHOP Rest. Corp., No. 8:17-CV-870-T-27TBM, 2017 WL 1954821, at *1 n.1 (M.D. Fla. May 10, 2017). The docket shows the Court mailed Brown the dismissal Order and it was not returned as undeliverable. In fact, Brown signed these filings with the same address in Texas on file with the Court. Finally, the…
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- Edwards v. City of Fort Myers, 2017 WL 1954821 (M.D. Fla. 2022)