Opinion
No. 1:12CV23 SNLJ
06-11-2012
TIMOTHY RANKINS, Plaintiff, v. STATE IF ILLINOIS, et al., Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own motion. Plaintiff, a prisoner, has filed at least three previous cases that were dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. As a result, the Court denied plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and the Court ordered plaintiff to pay the full amount of the filing fee. Despite allowing plaintiff additional time to do so, plaintiff has failed to timely pay the filing fee. The Court will, therefore, dismiss this action without prejudice to refiling as a fully paid complaint.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are DENIED. An Order of Dismissal will accompany this Order.
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STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
See Rankins v. Crawford County Jail, 4:09CV838 ERW (E.D. Mo.); Rankins v. Chicago Police Dept., 1:99CV4003 (N.D. Ill.); Rankins v. Minnesota, 0:99CV1154 MJD (D. Minn.); Rankins v. Devanon, 2:99CV8075 (W.D. Cal.).