Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-01755-BNB
08-10-2012
ORDER
This matter is before the court on the letter (ECF No. 5) submitted by Plaintiff, Darrick Alexander. Mr. Alexander is a prisoner in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility in Buena Vista, Colorado. On July 11, 2012, Mr. Alexander was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 in this action. Pursuant to § 1915(b)(1) and (2), Mr. Alexander was ordered to pay the entire $350.00 filing fee in monthly installments and he was ordered to pay an initial partial filing fee within thirty days. In the letter filed on August 10, Mr. Alexander seeks an extension of time to pay the initial partial filing fee and he asks if the filing fee payments can be waived.
Mr. Alexander's request to waive the filing fee payments will be denied because a prisoner allowed to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 "shall be required to pay the full amount of a filing fee." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). The request for an extension of time to pay the initial partial filing fee will be granted.
Finally, Mr. Alexander is advised that any request for a court order must comply with Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Pursuant to Rule 7(b)(1), "[a] request for a court order must be made by motion." Furthermore, "[t]he rules governing captions and other matters of form in pleadings apply to motions and other papers." Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(2). The court will not consider any requests for court orders Mr. Alexander may make in the future that do not comply with Rule 7. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Mr. Alexander's request to waive the filing fee payments for this action is DENIED. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Alexander shall have up to and including September 10, 2012, either to pay the initial partial filing fee or to show cause as directed why he is unable to pay the initial partial filing fee. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Mr. Alexander fails either to pay the initial partial filing fee or to show cause why he is unable to pay the initial partial filing fee within the time allowed, the action will be dismissed without further notice. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that, in the future, all requests for a court order shall comply with Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
DATED August 10, 2012, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
Craig B. Shaffer
United States Magistrate Judge