Opinion
20-cv-11326
06-02-2021
CALVIN ROBINSON, Plaintiff, v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN et al., Defendants.
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE REQUIRED FILING FEE OR COMPLETE AN APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On March 29, 2020, Plaintiff Calvin Robinson filed this action in which he seeks a writ of mandamus. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) When Robinson filed his Complaint, he neither paid the required filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court thereafter issued a notice to Robinson informing him that he had failed to pay the required fee. (See Notice, ECF No. 2.) The notice directed Robinson to either pay the fee or file an application for in forma pauperis status within seven days. (See id.) Robinson did neither. Instead, on June 5, 2020, he sent an unsworn letter to the Court in which he said that he was indigent. (See Ltr., ECF No. 4.) That letter is insufficient to grant Robinson in forma pauperis status. It was not completed under the penalty of perjury, and it does not include all of the information that the Court requires in order to determine whether to grant Robinson in forma pauperis status.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, by no later than July 1, 2021 , Robinson shall either (1) pay the required filing fee or (2) file a completed and signed application to proceed in forma pauperis with the Court. For Robinson's convenience, the Court will include a blank application when it mails him a copy of this order. If Robinson fails to comply with this order, the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.