PERKINS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
QUENTIN JEREL PERKINS, :
:
Petitioner, :
: No. 5:26-cv-00006-TES-ALS
v. :
:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
:
Respondent. :
DISMISSAL ORDER
Pro se Petitioner Quentin Perkins, a prisoner at Terre Haute FCI in Terre Haute,
Indiana, filed a petition for federal habeas corpus relief. ECF No. 1. Petitioner did not pay
the $5.00 filing fee nor did he request leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing
fee. On January 22, 2026, Petitioner was ordered to pay the $5.00 filing fee or if indigent,
request leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3. Petitioner was also ordered to recast
his petition and was provided with instructions on how to do so. Id. Petitioner was given
fourteen (14) days to comply with the Court’s order and was informed that failure to do so
could result in dismissal of this action. Id. Petitioner failed to respond.
Therefore, on February 26, 2026, the Court notified Petitioner that he failed to
respond to an order of the Court. ECF No. 4. Petitioner was ordered to show cause why
this action should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the Court’s order. Id. The
Court informed Petitioner that this action would be dismissed if he failed to respond. Id.
Petitioner was given fourteen (14) days to respond and he has failed to do so.
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Due to Petitioner’s failure to follow the Court’s orders and failure to prosecute this
action, this civil action is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(b); Brown v. Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir. 2006)
(first citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); then citing Lopez v. Aransas Cnty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 570
F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir. 1978)) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule
41(b) for failure to prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”).
SO ORDERED, this 31st day of March, 2026.
S/ Tilman E. Self, III
TILMAN E. SELF, III, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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