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Cruz v. Prior, 3:16-cv-1303 (VAB). (2020)

Court: District Court, D. Connecticut Number: infdco20200225831 Visitors: 31
Filed: Feb. 24, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 24, 2020
Summary: ORDER DISMISSING CASE VICTOR A. BOLDEN , District Judge . Yasser Cruz ("Plaintiff") initiated this action by filing a prisoner pro se Complaint against several defendants. Compl. ECF No. 1 (Aug. 3, 2016). Local Rules of this Court require Mr. Yasser to keep the Court informed of an address within the District of Connecticut at which he may be served with process. D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c)(2) ("Any self-represented party must provide an address where service can be made upon such party."
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ORDER DISMISSING CASE

Yasser Cruz ("Plaintiff") initiated this action by filing a prisoner pro se Complaint against several defendants. Compl. ECF No. 1 (Aug. 3, 2016). Local Rules of this Court require Mr. Yasser to keep the Court informed of an address within the District of Connecticut at which he may be served with process. D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c)(2) ("Any self-represented party must provide an address where service can be made upon such party.") Mr. Cruz is aware of this requirement as he has previously filed change of address notices in this case. See Notice of Change of Address, ECF Nos. 14, 20, 21 (Dec. 27, 2016; Jan. 16, 2018; Jan. 19, 2018).

On May 13, 2019, an order sent to Mr. Cruz at the address on file was returned to the Court and noted that Mr. Cruz was no longer incarcerated, and the mailing could not be forwarded. Mail Returned (May 13, 2019) ("MAIL RETURNED . . . marked Return to Sender, Refused, Unable to Forward. Marked `No Longer in Custody.'").

Since that date, Mr. Cruz has not filed a notice of change of address.

Accordingly, the Court finds that Mr. Cruz has failed to comply with the Local Rules, specifically Local Rule 83.1(c)(2), and orders the case DISMISSED without prejudice.

The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close this case.

Mr. Cruz may move to reopen the case by March 27, 2020, provided he can demonstrate good cause for failing to comply with court rules regarding his address, and provided that he includes an updated address for service within this district.

SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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