YOUNG
v.
KELLY
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The district court dismissed plaintiff Young's complaint against Robert Kelly and the Tallahassee Police Department for Young's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history, exercising the court's inherent authority to manage its docket.
The district court affirmed its inherent authority to dismiss the case for plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history. The complaint was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to the court's inherent authority to manage its docket.
“this Court exercises its inherent authority to dismiss this case for Plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history”
Establishes the legal basis for the court's dismissal—its inherent authority over docket management
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This Court has considered, without hearing, the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. ECF No. 4. Accordingly, upon consideration, no objections having been filed by the parties,
IT IS ORDERED:
The report and recommendation, ECF No. 4, is accepted in part and rejected in part as this Court's opinion, insofar as this Court exercises its inherent authority to dismiss this case for Plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history. See McNair v. Johnson, 143 F. 4th 1301, 1308 (11th Cir. 2025). The Clerk shall enter judgment stating, “Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice, pursuant to this Court's inherent authority to manage its docket, for Plaintiff's failure
to truthfully disclose his litigation history." The Clerk shall close the file.
SO ORDERED on August 19, 2025.
s/Mark E. Walker United States District Judge
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