Plaisance v. Cain

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
January 23, 2009
No. 08-30340
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
MANUEL D PLAISANCE
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY; DARRYL
VANNOY, Warden; SHIRLEY COODY, Warden; UNKNOWN BURGESKY,
Captain
Defendants-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:07-CV-934
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and ELROD, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:*
Manuel D. Plaisance, Louisiana prisoner # 196480, appeals the district
court’s dismissal of his civil rights complaint for failure to comply with an order
to amend his complaint to include the names of all the parties on its front page
and to submit a statement of account completed by an authorized officer.
Although the district court dismissed Plaisance’s suit without prejudice, the
*
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir.
R. 47.5.4.
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dismissal is effectively with prejudice due to the one-year statute of limitations.
See Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235, 249–50 (1989); Long v. Simmons, 77 F.3d 878,
880 (5th Cir. 1996); Davis v. La. State Univ., 876 F.2d 412, 413 (5th Cir. 1989).
The record does not demonstrate that Plaisance’s failure to comply with
the court’s order was the result of contumaciousness or an attempt to delay the
proceedings. See Berry v. CIGNA/RSI-CIGNA, 975 F.2d 1188, 1191 (5th Cir.
1992). Accordingly, the district court’s dismissal of Plaisance’s suit was an abuse
of discretion. The district court’s judgment is vacated and the case is remanded
for further proceedings. Plaisance’s motions for costs and for production of
documents are denied.
VACATED AND REMANDED; MOTIONS DENIED.
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