Opinion
5:24-cv-400-MTT-CHW
12-17-2024
KAREEM SAMUEL JONES, Plaintiff, v. Deputy Counselor JO HUNDING, Defendant.
Proceedings Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Before the U.S. Magistrate Judge
ORDER
Charles H. Weigle United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff Karreem Samuel Jones, a prisoner in the Muscogee County Correctional Institute, in Columbus, Georgia, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. ECF No. 1. He also moved to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 3.
Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete. A prisoner or pretrial detainee seeking leave to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee must submit (1) an affidavit in support of his claim of indigence and (2) “a certified copy of [his] trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) . . . for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). Plaintiff failed to submit a certified copy of his trust fund account statement.
Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to submit a proper motion to proceed in forma pauperis, which should include a certified copy of his trust fund account statement. The Clerk is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the appropriate forms for this purpose. Plaintiff shall have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date shown on this Order to comply. If Plaintiff does not timely and fully comply with this Order, this action will be dismissed.
Plaintiff is further ORDERED to notify the Court immediately in writing of any change of address, and his failure to do so may result in dismissal of this action.
SO ORDERED and DIRECTED.