Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-00418-BAJ-EWD
03-18-2016
RULING AND ORDER
The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 8) in this matter recommending dismissal of Jarmond Skidmore, Sr.'s ("Plaintiff") Complaint (Doc. 1) for failure to pay the full filing fee timely. No objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation has been filed and the deadline to do so has passed.
Having independently considered Plaintiffs Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2) and the Magistrate Judge's Order denying the motion (Doc. 5), the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Doc. 8) and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.
Specifically, the Court agrees that Plaintiff's financial affidavit indicates that he has sufficient income to pay the full filing fee. --------
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. 1) is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure of the Plaintiff to pay the full filing fee.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 18th day of March, 2016.
/s/ _________
BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA