Morris v. Baker

Opinion

BRENT MORRIS, Case No. 3:14-cv-00372-LRH-WGC

Petitioner, v. ORDER RENEE BAKER, et al., Respondents. This habeas matter is before the Court on Petitioner Brent Morris’s failure to keep the Court apprised of his current address. In September 2020, Petitioner notified the Clerk of Court that he was released from custody at Central Michigan Correctional Facility and his address changed to Detroit Rescue Mission, 19211 Anglin Street, Detroit Michigan, 48208 (ECF No. 82). On March 1, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion to extend time to respond to Respondents’ second motion to dismiss (ECF No. 91) and the Court granted Petitioner’s motion (ECF No. 93). That order was served on Petitioner via U.S. Mail at his address of record. The order was returned as undeliverable. See ECF No. 94. The Local Rules of Practice require all parties, including habeas petitioners, to immediately file with the court written notice of any change of address. LR IA 3-1, LR 2-2. The Local Rules also warn that failure to comply may result in dismissal of the action, with or without prejudice, or other sanctions as the court deems appropriate. Id. See also Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1441 (9th Cir. 1988) (“A party, not the district court, bears the burden of keeping the court apprised of any changes in his mailing address.”). Petitioner has not filed a notice of change of address or taken other action to further prosecute this case. As Petitioner has failed to comply with the Local Rules, it is therefore ordered that this action is dismissed without prejudice. /// /// ] IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is dismissed without prejudice based on Petitioner’s failure to comply with the Local Rules. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is instructed to enter final judgment accordingly and close this case. DATED this 19th day of April 2021. £3 de ¢ - UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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