Wright v. United States

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 25-1293 Filed: September 22, 2025 ________________________________________ ) MARCUS DESHAWN WRIGHT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________________ )

ORDER

Plaintiff Marcus Deshawn Wright, appearing pro se, has filed this civil action against the United States. ECF No. 1. Mr. Wright was informed on August 6, 2025, that he must pay the court’s filing fee to proceed. ECF No. 5. On August 19, 2025, the court again informed Mr. Wright that he must “pay the $405 filing fee on or before September 18, 2025.” ECF No. 6 at 2. Finally, the court warned Mr. Wright that failure to pay the filing fee by September 18, 2025, would result in the dismissal of his complaint for failure to prosecute under Rule 41 of the Rules of the United States Courts of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). Id. Mr. Wright is unable to procced in forma pauperis due to at least three prior complaints that courts dismissed as frivolous or for failing to state a claim. Id. at 1. See, e.g., Case No. 22-1764, ECF No. 6 at 1–2; see also Wright v. United States, No. 24-1234C, 2024 WL 3813535, at *1 (Fed. Cl. Aug. 14, 2024) (recognizing that Mr. Wright may not proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)).

Pursuant to RCFC 41(b), the court DISMISSES this action for failure to prosecute. RCFC 41(b) (“If the plaintiff fails to prosecute or to comply with . . . a court order, the court may dismiss on its own motion.”); see also Bryant v. United States, 618 F. App’x 683, 686 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (“If a party fails to pay the requisite filing fee, despite adequate notice and ample opportunity to do so, the Claims Court acts within its discretion when it dismisses the action, just as it did in this case.”). The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

It is so ORDERED.

s/ Edward H. Meyers Edward H. Meyers Judge