Opinion
Civil Action 2:21-CV-040
07-20-2021
RICHARD SCOTT SHAFER, et al, Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL RUTLEDGE, et al, Defendants
ORDER REGARDING REQUEST TO REINSTATE
NELVA GONZALES RAMOS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court dismissed this action without prejudice for failure to prosecute in a final judgment dated May 4, 2021. D.E. 21, 22. Underlying that decision was Petitioner's failure to pay the $400 filing fee after his application to proceed in forma pauperis was denied. On May 7, Petitioner filed objections to the dismissal and a declaration, accompanied by evidence that he had requested a withdrawal from his prisoner trust fund to pay the filing fee but that it had been delayed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through no fault of his own. D.E. 24, 25; see also D.E. 31.
ORDERS that Petitioner may reinstate this action by appropriate motion and payment of the filing fee on or before August 31, 2021.
ORDERED.