Opinion
24-cv-484-wmc
07-17-2024
XUE VANG, Plaintiff, v. NATHAN BOWE, et al. Defendants.
ORDER
ANDREW R. WISEMAN United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff Xue Vang, an inmate in the custody of the Eau Claire County Jail in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has submitted a proposed civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a certified copy of a trust fund account statement and a motion for leave to proceed without prepaying the filing fee. After considering the motion and supporting documentation, I conclude that plaintiff qualifies for indigent status.
Even when an inmate litigant qualifies for indigent status, the litigant must pay a portion of the filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Using information from plaintiff's trust fund account statement, I have calculated plaintiff's initial partial payment to be $35.36. For this case to proceed, plaintiff must submit this amount on or before August 14, 2024.
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff Xue Vang is assessed an initial partial payment of $35.36. Plaintiff must submit a check or money order payable to the clerk of court by August 14, 2024 or advise the court in writing why plaintiff is not able to make the initial partial payment.
2. No further action will be taken in this case until the clerk's office receives the initial partial payment as directed above and the court has screened the complaint as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Once the screening process is complete, the court will issue a separate order.
3. If plaintiff fails to make the initial partial payment by August 14, 2024, or fails to show cause why the payment could not be made, then I will assume that plaintiff wishes to withdraw this action voluntarily. In that event, the case will be dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). If plaintiff submits the initial partial payment within 30 days of dismissal, the case will be reopened. The court will not reopen the case after 30 days unless plaintiff makes a showing that they are entitled to relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b).