Opinion
CIVIL 3:24-CV-1843
10-28-2024
JAMES CORVIN GARDNER, Plaintiff v. DR. MALIK, et al., Defendants
ORDER
Robert D. Mariani, United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 28 day of October, 2024, upon preliminary consideration of Plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1), and in accordance with the Memorandum of the same date, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED for the sole purpose of the filing of this action. (Doc. 2).
2. Plaintiff shall pay the full filing fee of $350.00, based on the financial information provided in the application to proceed in forma pauperis. The full filing fee shall be paid regardless of the outcome of the litigation.
3. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2), the Superintendent/Warden, or other appropriate official at Plaintiff's place of confinement is directed to deduct an initial partial filing fee of 20% of the greater of:
a. The average monthly deposits in the inmate's prison account for the past six months, or
b. The average monthly balance in the inmate's prison account for the past six months.
The initial partial filing fee shall be forwarded to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 1148, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18501-1148, to be credited to the above-captioned docket number. In each succeeding month, when the amount in Plaintiff's inmate trust fund account exceeds $10.00, the Superintendent/Warden, or other appropriate official, shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's inmate trust fund account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall reference the above-captioned docket number.
4. The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND a copy of this Order to the Superintendent/Warden of the institution wherein Plaintiff is presently confined.
5. The complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
6. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
7. Any appeal from this Order is DEEMED frivolous and not taken in good faith.
See 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3).