Kohute v. The Salvation Army

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 6:24-cv-00462 Kevin James Kohute, Plaintiff, V. The Salvation Army, Defendant. ORDER Plaintiff Kevin Kohute, proceeding pro se, filed this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on December 9, 2024. Doc. 1. The case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love. Doc. 3. On December 16, 2024, the magistrate judge issued a report recommending that plaintiff’s claims be dismissed with prejudice as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. Doc. 4. The magistrate judge also warned plaintiff that the continued filing of frivolous cases in this court will result in pre-filing sanctions. Plaintiff was mailed a copy of the report at his listed address, but the report was returned undeliverable. Doc. 5. The Local Rules state that a pro se litigant “must provide the court with a physical address . . . and is responsible for keeping the clerk advised in writing of his or her current physical address.” Local Rule CV-11(d); see also Anderson v. Munger, No. 5:17-cv00175, 2019 WL 2929056 , at *1 (E.D. Tex. July 8, 2019) (“The Court has no duty to locate litigants....”). Plaintiff has not updated his address or filed objections to the report. When there have been no timely objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the court reviews it only for clear error. See Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1420 (5th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the magistrate judge’s report (Doc. 4), and being satisfied that it contains no clear error, the court accepts its findings and recommendation. Plaintiff’s claims are dismissed with prejudice. Any pending motions are denied as moot. Consistent with the court’s sanction previously imposed, see Kohute v. Nat’! Rifle Ass’n, No. 6:24-cv-00475 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 29, 2025), the clerk shall not accept any new lawsuits from Kevin Kohute unless such lawsuit is filed by an attorney licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the filing fee is paid at the outset of the case. Kohute is further cautioned that, should he continue to file frivolous cases in violation of his sanctions, the court will impose additional sanctions against him, including potential monetary sanctions. See Jackson ». Carpenter, 921 F.2d 68, 69 (5th Cir. 1991) (cautioning a pro se prisoner that the continued abuse of the legal system “will trigger increasingly severe sanctions, including the ultimate denial of access to the judicial system absent specific prior court approval”). So ordered by the court on February 7, 2025. — faba BARKER United States District Judge _2-