Opinion
5:23-CV-00303-TES-CHW
09-08-2023
CAESAR ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. SGT BRADDEUS WELLMAKER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
CHARLES H. WEIGLE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pro se Plaintiff Caesar Rogers, an inmate currently incarcerated in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia, has filed a Complaint seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff has also moved for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 3). The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's motion and finds it is incomplete. A prisoner seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis must submit (1) an affidavit in support of his claim of indigence and (2) “a certified copy of [his] trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) . . . for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). Plaintiff has failed to submit a certified copy of his prison trust fund account statement. Accordingly, Plaintiff is DIRECTED to either pay the Court's $402.00 filing fee or submit a complete and proper motion to proceed without the prepayment of the filing fee, which should include a certified copy of his trust fund account statement. The Clerk is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the appropriate forms for this purpose, marked with the case number for the above-captioned action.
Plaintiff shall have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of this Order to either pay the filing fee in full or file a proper and complete motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. If Plaintiff does not timely and fully comply with this Order, this action may be dismissed. Plaintiff is further DIRECTED to notify the Court immediately and in writing of any change of address. There shall be no service of process in this case until further order of the Court.
SO ORDERED.