MENTION v. SPRADLIN et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
CHARLES LAMAR MENTION, 	:
:
Plaintiff, 	:
: 	No. 4:25-cv-00287-CDL-AGH
v. 	:
:
COII XANDER SPRADLIN, et al., 	:
:
Defendants. 	:
ORDER
Pro se Plaintiff Charles Lamar Mention, a prisoner at Muscogee County CI in
Columbus, Georgia, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. 	ECF No. 1. 	Plaintiff also
requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 	ECF No. 2. 	On October 23, 2025, the
Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and ordered him to pay an
initial partial filing fee of $32.00. 	ECF No. 4. 	Plaintiff was given fourteen days to pay
the fee. 	Id. 	He was informed that failure to comply with an order of the court may result
in dismissal of his complaint. 	Id. 	Plaintiff failed to respond.
Therefore, on December 3, 2025, the Court notified Plaintiff that it had not received
a response and ordered him to show cause why his action should not be dismissed for
failure to comply with this Court’s order. 	ECF No. 5. 	The Court again specifically
informed Plaintiff that his action could be dismissed if he failed to respond or otherwise
pay the fee. 	Id. 	Plaintiff has again failed to respond.
Because Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court’s orders or otherwise
prosecute his case, his complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 	See Fed.
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R. Civ. P. 41(b); Brown v. Tallahassee Police Dep’t, 205 F. App’x 802, 802 (11th Cir.
2006) (“The court may dismiss an action sua sponte under Rule 41(b) for failure to
prosecute or failure to obey a court order.”) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) and Lopez v.
Aransas Cty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir. 1978)).
SO ORDERED, this 2nd day of January, 2026.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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