Opinion
3:23-cv-248-KAP
10-13-2023
ANDY ORTIZ, Plaintiff v. B.M. ZBOROVANCIK, et al., Defendants
MEMORANDUM ORDER
KEITH A. PESTO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF no. 5, is granted in accordance with the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2), (b)(1)-(2). The inmate account officer at any institution where plaintiff may be incarcerated shall forward to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania the greater of twenty percent of the average monthly deposits to the plaintiff's inmate account for the six months prior to the date of this order, or twenty percent of the average balance of plaintiff's inmate account during the same time period; and in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), the inmate account officer shall begin immediately to deduct from plaintiff's inmate account twenty percent (20%) of each item of income on the date received, accrue these items and forward one payment per month of the amount accrued to the Clerk, whenever the amount in plaintiff's account exceeds $10.00, until the entire filing fee of $350.00 has been paid, regardless of any dismissal of the complaint.
If plaintiff has not already done so plaintiff shall send the Clerk forms for service and a copy of the complaint for each of the 57 defendants. The Clerk shall if necessary send blank service forms for plaintiff to complete. I will then screen the complaint pursuant to the PLRA and order the Marshal to serve the complaint on defendants at the direction of the plaintiff (the Marshal shall send waiver of service forms first). Since the plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, costs of service will be advanced by the United States.