Christopher Adam Romans v. Registered Nurse 2.2155, et al.

• Court: District Court, W.D. Virginia
• Decided: November 24, 2025
• Docket: 7:24-cv-00807
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

CLERK'S OFFICE U.S. DIST. COU AT ROANOKE, VA FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT November 24, 2025 POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA LAURA A. AUSTIN, CLERK ROANOKE DIVISION BY: §/A. Beeson DEPUTY CLERK CHRISTOPHER ADAM ROMANS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:24-cv-00807 } v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION } REGISTERED NURSE 2.2155, e¢ al, ) By: | Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Defendants. )

Plainuff Christopher Adam Romans, proceeding pro se, filed a civil-rights action under 42 US.C. § 1983 against S.W.V.R.J.A. at Abingdon Jail. (See Compl. [ECF No. 1].) The court reviewed Plaintiffs complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and advised Plaintiff that a jail is not a “person” subject to suit under § 1983, see Perdue v. Penalosa, 38 F.3d 1213, 1213 (4th Cir. 1994), and that his complaint failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted. (See Order [ECF No. 6].) The court therefore ordered Plaintiff to file an amended complaint that corrected the deficiencies in his original complaint and cautioned Plaintiff that failure to do so could result in dismissal of his complaint. ([d. at 1-2.) Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, again naming S.W.V.R.J.A. as a Defendant, along with “medical staff’ and “Registered nurse 2.2155.” (See Am. Compl. 1 [ECF No. 7].) Because Plaintiff still could not state a claim for relief against S.W.V.R.J.A., the court dismissed Plaintiffs claims against S.W.V.R.J.A. under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The court also directed Plaintiff to provide identifying information concerning the unnamed Defendants within 30 days in order to facilitate service of process of the remaining Defendants.

More than five months have now passed, and Plaintiff has not provided any additional information that would allow the court to facilitate service of process on the unnamed Defendants. Plaintiff has not filed anything in this action or otherwise sought to prosecute his

claims against the unnamed Defendants during that time. Accordingly, because Plaintiff has failed to prosecute his claims and has not complied with the court’s order, the court will dismiss this action without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). The clerk is directed to send copies of this Memorandum Opinion and the accompanying Order to Plaintiff at his last known address. ENTERED this 24th day of November, 2025.

/s/ Thomas T. Cullen________________ HON. THOMAS T. CULLEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE