Charles Joseph Reevis v. Spokane County Superior Court, Eastern State Hospital, and Spokane Lodge 34

Opinion

May 14, 2026 1 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK

4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6

7 CHARLES JOSEPH REEVIS, No. 2:26-cv-00038-EFS

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION 9 v. PURSUANT TO LCivR 41(b)(2)

10 SPOKANE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, EASTERN STATE 11 HOSPITAL, and SPOKANE LODGE 34, 12 Defendants. 13

14 Plaintiff initiated this action while detained at the Eastern State 15 Hospital.1 This is the tenth of twenty cases Plaintiff has filed this year. 16 On March 12, 2026, a copy of an Order mailed to Plaintiff at the 17 Eastern State Hospital in case No. 2:26-cv-00024-TOR was returned as 18

19 1 ECF No. 1. 20 1 undeliverable.2 Subsequent attempts to mail documents to Plaintiff at

2 that facility resulted in mail being returned as undeliverable.3 3 Plaintiff has not kept the Court informed of his current address and 4 has filed nothing further in this action.

5 Local Civil Rule 41(b)(2) requires a pro se litigant to keep the 6 Court and opposing parties advised as to his current mailing address. 7 If mail directed to a pro se plaintiff is returned by the Postal Service,

8 he has sixty (60) days to notify the Court and opposing parties of his 9 current address or the Court may dismiss the action.4 10 The Court has an interest in managing its docket and in the

11 prompt resolution of civil matters.5 Plaintiff’s mail has been returned, 12 and the Court has not been apprised of a current address. 13

14 2 See id., ECF No. 5. 15 3 See id., ECF Nos. 6-8. 16 4 LCivR 41(b)(2). 17 5 See Destfino v. Reiswig, 630 F.3d 952, 959 (9th Cir. 2011) (affirming 18 district court’s inherent power to control its docket); see also 19 Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642–44 (9th Cir. 2002) (discussing 20 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

2 1. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to

3 || LCivR 41(b)(2). 4 2. The Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(8) that

5 ||any appeal of this Order could not be taken in good faith and would

6 ||lack any arguable basis in law or fact.

7 IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk’s Office is directed to file this

8 ||order, enter judgment, and provide copies to Plaintiff at his last known

9 ||address.

10 DATED this 14* day of May 2026.

Doad F EDWARD F. SHEA 13 Senior United States District Judge 14 15 16 factors to consider in dismissing a claim for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with a court order, including the public’s interest in 18 expeditious resolution, the court’s need to manage its docket, and the 19 risk of prejudice to defendants). 20 ORDER DISMISSING ACTION PURSUANT TO LCivR 41(b)(2) -- 3