Opinion
Case No. 3:08cv407/MCR/MD.
September 24, 2008
ORDER
This cause is before the court upon plaintiff's filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has failed either to submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $350.00 filing fee. Plaintiff's case cannot proceed until he either pays the filing fee or files a properly completed in forma pauperis motion with supporting documentation.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. The clerk is directed to send plaintiff a complete set of forms needed for filing a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. This case number should be written on the form.
2. Plaintiff shall file either the completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis, or payment in the amount of $350.00. A complete application to proceed in forma pauperis includes a motion with supporting affidavit and a prisoner consent form and financial certificate with attachments (a printout of the transactions in plaintiff's inmate trust account for the past six months) and must be filed in each case he has filed in this court. The court will not process the complaint until all the required forms are submitted.
Thus, prisoners who have filed more than one case may be required to make payments totaling 40%, 60%, 80% or even 100% of their monthly deposits.
3. Plaintiff shall do the above within thirty (30) days from the date of the docketing of this order. Failure to do so will result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with an order of the court.
DONE AND ORDERED.