Opinion
Civil Action 3:23CV698
03-05-2024
CHRISTOPHER DEWAYNE LUMPKIN, Plaintiff, v. VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
John A. Gibney, Jr. Senior United States District Judge
On November 3, 2023, the Court conditionally docketed Plaintiffs action. Plaintiff requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. By Memorandum Order entered on January 17, 2024, the Court directed Plaintiff to pay an initial partial filing fee of $72.94 or state under penalty of perjury that he did not have sufficient assets to pay such a fee within thirty (30) days of the date of entry thereof. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff has neither paid the initial partial filing fee nor averred that he cannot pay such a fee. Plaintiff, therefore, is not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiffs disregard of the Court's directives warrants dismissal of the action. Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
An appropriate Order shall issue.