Opinion
SC 164223 (33) COA 357408
03-28-2022
DREMARIS JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKELAND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WARDEN, Defendant-Appellee.
Branch CC: 2021-030083-AH
Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano, Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch, Justices
ORDER
On order of the Chief Justice, the motion to proceed without the prepayment of the fee is DENIED because MCL 600.2963 requires that a prisoner pursuing a civil action to pay a partial fee of either 50% of the average monthly deposits or the average monthly balance for the past 12 months, whichever is greater. The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide two copies of this order and one copy of the application filed with the Court to appellant.
Within 21 days of the date of this order, appellant must send to the Court:
1. an initial partial filing fee of $104.00, which is approximately 50% of the appellant's average monthly deposits;
2. one copy of this order; and
3. the copy of the application that was returned to appellant.
By doing this, appellant becomes responsible for paying the full filing fee of $375.00. If appellant fails to timely comply with this order, the application will be administratively dismissed and the case closed. If appellant timely complies with this order, the Department of Corrections shall retain 50% of future monthly deposits made to appellant's account until the $271.00 balance is paid. Upon collecting the balance, the department shall remit the amount to this Court.
Under MCL 600.2963(8), appellant may not file a new civil action or appeal in this Court until the filing fee in this case is paid in full.