Honey v. United States Marshals Service ( 2013 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
VICTOR CARL HONEY,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 12-1992 (JEB)
UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff Victor Honey filed a three-sentence pro se Complaint in D.C. Superior Court on
October 4, 2012. He alleged that the United States Marshals Service abused process in
connection with a landlord-tenant case in Superior Court. See ECF No. 1 (Notice of Removal),
Attach. 2 (Complaint). After USMS removed the case to this Court, it filed a Motion to Dismiss.
See ECF No. 4. On January 17, 2013, the Court issued a Minute Order directing Plaintiff to
respond to the Motion by February 8 or risk the Court’s deeming the matter conceded. When
Plaintiff failed to do so, the Court issued a longer Order citing Fox v. Strickland, 837 F.2d 507(D.C. Cir. 1988), and instructing Plaintiff to file a response by March 6 or risk dismissal. See
ECF No. 6. Plaintiff has still not responded.
The Court will, therefore, treat the Motion as conceded and dismiss the case without
prejudice. A contemporaneous Order will so state.
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
United States District Judge
Date: March 11, 2013
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