Opinion
1:22-cv-01694
03-20-2023
LYDELL KELLAM a.k.a. LESTER COKE, Plaintiff v. LORI HESS, et al., Defendants
ORDER
Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge
AND NOW, on this 20th day of March 2023, for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum accompanying this Order, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The December 8, 2022 Administrative Order (Doc. No. 7) dismissing this case without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee or to file an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is VACATED in light of Kellam's payment of the full $402 filing fee.
2. Kellam's complaint (Doc. No. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
3. Kellam may file an amended complaint in conformity with the accompanying Memorandum within 21 days of the date of this Order. If no amended complaint is timely filed, this case will be closed.