Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-6597
02-01-2013
STEPHEN OWENS v. LIEUTENANT LAFORET, et al.
ORDER
AND NOW, this ____day of January, 2013, upon consideration of plaintiff Stephen Owens's motion to proceed in forma pauperis and his pro se complaint, IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff, Stephen Owens, #JX7951, shall pay in installments the full filing fee of $350. Based on the financial information provided by Mr. Owens, an initial partial filing fee of $3.12 is assessed. The Superintendent or other appropriate official at the State Correctional Institution at Fayette or at any other prison at which Mr. Owens may be incarcerated is directed to deduct $3.12 from his inmate trust fund account, when such funds become available, and forward that amount to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2609 U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA 19106, to be credited to Civil Action No. 126597. After the initial partial filing fee is collected and until the full filing fee is paid, the Superintendent or other appropriate official at the State Correctional Institution at Fayette or at any prison at which Mr. Owens may be incarcerated, shall deduct from Mr. Owens's account, each time that his inmate trust fund account exceeds $10, an amount no greater than 20 percent of the money credited to his account during the preceding month and forward that amount to the Clerk of Court at the address provided above to be credited to Civil Action No. 12-6597.
3. The complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), for the reasons discussed in the Court's Memorandum.
4. The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this order to the Superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Fayette.
5. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
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GENE E.K. PRATTER , J.