RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

TERRY F. MOORER, Magistrate Judge.

This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is pending before the court on a complaint filed by Willie Radford Strickland, Jr. ("Strickland"), an indigent inmate, in which he challenges actions taken against him on October 8, 2015. Specifically, Strickland alleges that law enforcement officers committed an unlawful search/seizure of his property and challenges the constitutionality of his arrest for theft of property. The order of procedure entered in this case instructed Strickland to immediately inform the court of any new address. Doc. No. 12 at 5-6, ¶7(h). The record demonstrates that Strickland received a copy of this order.

This court recently obtained information that Strickland is no longer at the last address he provided for service.1 Upon receipt of this information, the court entered an order requiring that Strickland "show cause why this case should not be dismissed for his failure to comply with the orders of this court and his failure to adequately prosecute the action." Doc. No. 58. This order specifically advised Strickland that the instant case could not proceed if his whereabouts remained unknown and cautioned him that his failure to comply with its directives would result in the dismissal of this case. Id. Strickland's response was due on or before February 17, 2017. The Clerk mailed a copy of this order to Strickland. The postal service returned this order because Strickland no longer resided at the last address provided to the court. As of the present date, the court has received no response from Strickland to the aforementioned order nor has he provided the court with his current address as required by the order of procedure.

It is clear from the foregoing that Strickland has failed to comply with the directives of the orders entered by this court. In addition, this case cannot properly proceed in his absence. It likewise appears that Strickland is no longer interested in the prosecution of this case. The court therefore concludes that this case is due to be dismissed. See Moon v. Newsome, 863 F.2d 835, 837 (11th Cir. 1989) (As a general rule, where a litigant has been forewarned, dismissal for failure to obey a court order is not an abuse of discretion.).

Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that this case be dismissed without prejudice for failure of the plaintiff to comply with the orders of this court and his failure to properly prosecute this action. It is further

ORDERED that on or before March 10, 2017 the parties may file objections to the Recommendation. A party must specifically identify the factual findings and legal conclusions in the Recommendation to which the objection is made; frivolous, conclusive, or general objections will not be considered. Failure to file written objections to the Magistrate Judge's findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) shall bar a party from a de novo determination by the District Court of legal and factual issues covered in the Recommendation and waives the right of the party to challenge on appeal the district court's order based on unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions accepted or adopted by the District Court except upon grounds of plain error or manifest injustice. 11TH Cir. R. 3-1; see Resolution Trust Co. v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993); Henley v. Johnson, 885 F.2d 790, 794 (11th Cir. 1989).