Opinion
NO. 5:12-CV-229 (MTT)
10-03-2012
BOBBY RAY DYER, JR., Plaintiff v. UNKNOWN DEFENDANT(S), Defendants
ORDER
Pro se Plaintiff BOBBY RAY DYER, JR., while incarcerated at Central State Prison, submitted a letter, which the Clerk's Office docketed as a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action (Doc. 1). Plaintiff did not pay the $350.00 filing fee or submit a request to proceed in forma pauperis. It is not clear that Plaintiff wishes to file a lawsuit, and the Court will not construe Plaintiff's letter as an attempt to do so. Instead, the Clerk's Office is directed to send Plaintiff copies of this Court's standard 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and IFP forms. If Plaintiff wishes to file a lawsuit in this Court, he should complete and return the forms, upon which action a new case number shall be assigned. Before filing his lawsuit, Plaintiff should pursue his remedies under the Georgia Department of Corrections' grievance procedure, as generally required by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a).
Plaintiff has not informed the Court of his current location. According the Georgia Department of Corrections website, he is now confined at Dooly State Prison.
Based on the foregoing, the instant action is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
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MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT