LaPointe v. Burleigh County Housing Authority

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Marcus David LaPointe, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	) 	ORDER
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vs. 	)
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Burleigh County Housing Authority, ) 	Case No. 1:20-cv-203
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Defendant. 	)
Plaintiff initiated the above-captioned action pro se and in forma pauperis by Complaint on
November 5, 2020. (Doc. No. 1). He filed notice of his consent to the Magistrate Judge’s exercise of
jurisdiction on November 16, 2020. (Doc. No. 6). The Court subsequently screened his Complaint
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Concluding that he had failed to satisfy the basic pleading
requirements of Rule 8 and otherwise articulate a basis for this Court’s exercise of federal question or
diversity jurisdiction, the Court issued an order on December 7, 2020, giving him until January 4,
2021, to either file an Amended Complaint or otherwise show cause why this matter should not be
dismissed. (Doc. No. 7). The Court further cautioned him that a failure on his part to comply with
this directive would result in the summary dismissal of this action. (Id.).
Plaintiff’s January 4, 2021, deadline has now lapsed. Notably, Plaintiff has neither filed an
Amended Complaint nor otherwise shown cause why this matter should not be dismissed.
Accordingly, for the reasons articulated in its December 7, 2020, order, the Court DISMISSES the
above-captioned action without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 11th day of January, 2021.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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