Poulson v. Missoula City Police Department et al, No. 9:2008cv00075 - Document 7 (D. Mont. 2008)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6 in full. Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed for failure to prosecute. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 9/22/2008. Copy mailed to Poulson. (TAG, )

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Poulson v. Missoula City Police Department et al Doc. 7 FILED SEP 2 2 2008 PATRICK E. WFCY, CLERK By WpuTY CLERK, M s ~ ~ ~ L A IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION KERMIT TY POULSON, ) ) Plaintiff, CV 08-75-M-DWM-JCL 1 ) vs . 1 1 ORDER MISSOULA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1 MISSOULA CITY POLICE OFFICER #318 ) and MISSOULA CITY DETENTION CENTER,) 1 Defendants. ) Plaintiff Poulson filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5 1983 on May 23, 2008. June 12, 2008. He was granted in forma pauperis status on By the same Order, Plaintiff Poulson was permitted to file an amended complaint and instructed to do so or to advise the Court if he instead wished to proceed with his Complaint as filed on or before July 13, 2008. respond to the Order. Poulson did not On July 22, 2008, the Court issued an Order giving the Plaintiff ten days to file a document showing cause why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff did not respond, and United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch issued Findings and Recommendations in which he recommends dismissal of the Complaint -1Dockets.Justia.com for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Plaintiff Poulson did not timely object and so has waived the right to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. S 636(b) (1). This Court will review the Findings and Recommendation for clear error. McDonnell Douqlas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach.. Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a "definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed." m,235 United States v. F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000). Judge Lynch weighed the five factors to be considered in deciding whether to dismiss for failure to prosecute, as set out in, - 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002). Judge Lynch found that the interest in expeditious resolution of cases, the Court's need to manage its docket, the prejudice to the Defendants and the availability of less drastic options all favor dismissal, while only the preference for resolution of cases on the merits does not. On this basis Judge Lynch recommended that the case be dismissed for failure to prosecute. I can find no clear error with Judge Lynch's recommendation and therefore adopt it in full. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Complaint is dismissed for failure o prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). S DATED t h i s a day of September, - 'W. Molloy, District Judge States District Court

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