DEMERCHANT v. MAINE STATE PRISON, No. 1:2023cv00263 - Document 8 (D. Me. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE terminating 5 Order to Show Cause ; accepting 7 REPORT AND RECOMMENDED DECISION ; dismissing 1 Complaint By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (CCS)

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DEMERCHANT v. MAINE STATE PRISON Doc. 8 Case 1:23-cv-00263-JAW Document 8 Filed 10/04/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE HEATH GORDON DEMERCHANT, Plaintiff, v. MAINE STATE PRISON Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:23-cv-00263-JAW ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE No objection having been filed to the Magistrate Judge’s Recommended Decision filed August 24, 2023 (ECF No. 7), the Recommended Decision is accepted. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Plaintiff Heath Gordon DeMerchant’s Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure: (1) to comply with the Court’s order directing him to pay the filing fee or to file a completed application to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs, (2) to show cause in accordance with the Magistrate Judge’s Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 5), and (3) to otherwise prosecute his Complaint. SO ORDERED. /s/ John A. Woodcock, Jr. JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated this 4th day of October, 2023 Dockets.Justia.com

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