Opinion
C. A. 4:24-4980-JD-TER
09-17-2024
Siobhan Reaves, Jasmine Patrice, Plaintiffs, v. Charles Michael Dickens, James A. Segars, Larry McNeil, Marlboro County Sheriff Ofc., County of Marlboro, City of Bennettsville, Defendants.
ORDER
THOMAS E. ROGERS, III, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This is a civil action filed by pro se litigants. Under Local Civil Rule 73.02(B)(2) of the United States District Court for the District Court of South Carolina, pretrial proceedings in this action have been referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge.
PAYMENT OF THE FILING FEE :
Plaintiffs have submitted Applications to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit (Form AO 240), which is construed as motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. A review of the motions reveal that Plaintiffs should be relieved of the obligation to prepay the full filing fee. Plaintiffs' motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 3, 4) are granted, subject to the court's right to require a payment if Plaintiffs' financial condition changes, and to tax fees and costs against Plaintiffs at the conclusion of this case if the court finds the case to be without merit. See Flint v. Haynes, 651 F.2d 970, 972-74 (4th Cir. 1981). By the grant of in forma pauperis, the motion to pay in installments if the in forma pauperis motions were denied, is moot. (ECF No. 5).
TO THE CLERK OF COURT:
The above-captioned case is subject to summary dismissal. Hence, the Office of the Clerk of Court is directed not to issue any summons at this time in the above-captioned case, unless instructed by a United States District Judge or a Senior United States District Judge to do so.
TO PLAINTIFFS:
Plaintiffs must place the above civil action number listed above on any document provided to the Court provided in connection with this case. Any future filings must be sent to the address below. All documents requiring Plaintiffs' signature shall be signed with Plaintiffs' full legal name written in Plaintiffs' own handwriting. Pro se litigants, such as Plaintiffs, shall not use the “s/typed name” format used in the Electronic Case Filing System. In all future filings with this Court, Plaintiffs are directed to use letter-sized (8% inches by 11 inches) paper only, to write or type text on one side of a sheet of paper only and not to write or type on both sides of any sheet of paper. Plaintiffs are further instructed not to write to the edge of the paper, but to maintain one-inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides of each paper submitted.
Plaintiffs are pro se litigants. Plaintiffs' attention is directed to the following important notice:
You are ordered to always keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing (Post Office Box 2316, Florence, South Carolina 29503) if your address changes for any reason, so as to assure that orders or other matters that specify deadlines for you to meet will be received by you. If as a result of your failure to comply with this Order, you fail to meet a deadline set by this Court, your case may be dismissed for violating this Order. Therefore, if you have a change of address before this case is ended, you must comply with this Order by immediately advising the Clerk of Court in writing of such change of address and providing the Court with the docket numbers of all pending cases you have filed with this Court. Your failure to do so will not be excused by the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.