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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
BEAUMONT DIVISION 
 
ALYSSA DOWLING, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
ERIC KOMITEE, 
 
 Defendant. 
 
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NO. 1:26-CV-00191-MJT-ZJH 
JUDGE MICHAEL TRUNCALE 
 
 
 
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
 
On May 18, 2026, the Court referred this case to the Honorable Zack Hawthorn, United 
States Magistrate Judge for pretrial management. Along with her Complaint [Dkt. 1], pro se 
Plaintiff Alyssa Dowling (“Dowling”) filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis [Dkt. 
2]. On June 1, 2026, the mail to Dowling was returned as undeliverable. [Dkt. 4]. Judge Hawthorn 
issued a Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 5], which recommended dismissing Dowling’s case 
for want of prosecution. 1 On June 15, 2026, the mail, Judge Hawtho rn’s Report and 
Recommendation [Dkt. 5], was also returned undeliverable. [Dkt. 6]. 
The court reviewed Judge Hawthorn’s Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 5] along with 
the record, pleadings, and all available evidence. The court affirms Judge Hawthorn’s findings of 
fact and conclusions of law are correct. The parties have not filed objections to the Report and 
Recommendation [Dkt. 5], and the time for doing so has passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). 
 
1 Judge Hawthorn explained “Local Rule CV -11(d) of the Local Rules of Court for the Eastern District of Texas 
requires that a pro se litigant must provide the Court with a physical address and is responsible for keeping the Clerk 
of Court advised in writing of her current physical address.” [Dkt. 5]. The Court has no duty to locate litigants who 
do not keep the court apprised of their current address. See Kindle v. Warden, FCI-Texarkana, No. 5:23 -CV-145-
RWS-JBB, 2026 WL 930585 , *1 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6, 2026) (citing Ashlock v. Kelley, No. 5:17 -cv-00209, 2019 WL 
2578628, at *1 (E.D. Tex. June 24, 2019). PageID #: 
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It is therefore ORDERED that Judge Hawthorn’s Report and Recommendation [Dkt. 5] 
dismissing this case without prejudice for want of prosecution is ADOPTED. The court will 
separately enter Final Judgment. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Michael J. Truncale
United States District Judge
SIGNED this 16th day of June, 2026. PageID #: 
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