REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

KAREN L. LITKOVITZ, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Shelia Davis originally filed her pro se complaint in the Hamilton County, Ohio Municipal Court. (Doc. 2). On October 7, 2015, defendant removed the case to this Court. (Doc. 1). On October 8, 2015, defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. (Doc. 6). The Court notified plaintiff on October 9, 2015, that failure to respond to the motion within 21 days of its receipt may be cause for the Court to consider dismissing this action for failure to prosecute. (Doc. 7). Plaintiff did not respond to the motion to dismiss. Subsequently, on January 29, 2016, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause, ordering plaintiff to show cause in writing within 15 days of the date of the Order why the Court should not dismiss the case for lack of prosecution. (Doc. 8). Plaintiff has not responded to the Order to Show Cause to date.

Plaintiff's failure to respond to the Court's Order to Show Cause warrants dismissal of the case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. See Jourdan v. Jabe, 951 F.2d 108, 109-10 (6th Cir. 1991). District courts have this power to dismiss civil actions for want of prosecution to "manage their own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases." Link v. Wabash R.R., 370 U.S. 626, 630-631 (1962). See also Jourdan, 951 F.2d at 109.

IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT:

Plaintiff's complaint be DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.P. 41(b).