Emmanuel Franklin Phillips v. Airway Heights Correctional Center Medical Staff

• Court: District Court, E.D. Washington
• Decided: January 22, 2026
• Docket: 2:25-cv-00269
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

1 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Jan 22, 2026 2 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 7

8 EMMANUEL FRANKLIN PHILLIPS, NO: 2:25-CV-00269-RLP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL PURSUANT 10 TO LCivR 41(b)(2) v. 11 AIRWAY HEIGHTS 12 CORRECTIONAL CENTER MEDICAL STAFF, 13 Defendant. 14

15 Plaintiff initiated this action while incarcerated at the Airway Heights 16 Corrections Center. ECF No. 1. After the Court granted him leave to proceed in 17 forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b), ECF No. 6, Plaintiff notified the Court 18 of his release from incarceration and provided a residential address in Spokane, 19 Washington. ECF No. 9. Mail sent to Plaintiff at that address was returned as 20 undeliverable on November 18, 2025. ECF No. 11. 1 Local Civil Rule 41(b)(2) requires a pro se litigant to keep the Court and 2 opposing parties advised as to his current mailing address. If mail directed to a pro

3 se plaintiff is returned by the Postal Service, he has sixty (60) days to notify the 4 Court and opposing parties of his current address or the Court may dismiss the 5 action. LCivR 41(b)(2).

6 The Court has an interest in managing its docket and in the prompt 7 resolution of civil matters. See Destfino v. Reiswig, 630 F.3d 952, 959 (9th Cir. 8 2011) (affirming district court’s inherent power to control its docket); see also 9 Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642–44 (9th Cir. 2002) (discussing factors to

10 consider in dismissing a claim for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with 11 court order, including the public’s interest in expeditious resolution, the court’s 12 need to manage docket, and the risk of prejudice to defendants). Plaintiff’s mail

13 has been returned and the Court has not been apprised of a current address. 14 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 15 1. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to LCivR 16 41(b)(2).

17 2. The Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal 18 of this Order could not be taken in good faith and would lack any arguable basis in 19 law or fact.

20 1 IT ISSO ORDERED. The Clerk’s Office is directed to enter this Order, 2|| enter judgment, provide copies to Plaintiff at his last known address and CLOSE 3|| the file. 4 DATED January 22, 2026. 5 LLC _ ss REBECCA L. PENNELL 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20