Opinion
2:22-cv-340-SPC-NPM
06-03-2022
ARTHUR EDWARD SMITH, Plaintiff, v. JP MORGAN BANK, NA, JP MORGAN CHASE & CO. and UNNAMED CHASE BANK ASSOCIATES 1, 2, AND 3, Defendants.
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SHRI POLSTER CHAPPELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is a sua sponte review of the case. Plaintiff neither paid the filing fee nor moved to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). He must do one of those if he wants to pursue this action.
“The clerk of each district court shall require the parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding . . . to pay a filing fee” plus any prescribed “additional fees.” 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)-(b). The current total fees are $402. If Plaintiff cannot pay the fees, he may seek to proceed IFP. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Should Plaintiff choose the IFP route, he must complete and file an Affidavit of Indigency (while otherwise complying with the statute). Id.Either way, the Court encourages Plaintiff to retain counsel or-at a minimum-consult the Court's Guide for Proceeding Without a Lawyer.
Available at, https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/ao2391.pdf.
Available at, https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/sites/flmd/files/documents/flmd-guide-for-proceeding-without-a-lawyer.pdf.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff must PAY the filing fee on or before July 5, 2022. Alternatively, Plaintiff may FILE an Affidavit of Indigency and otherwise comply with 28 U.S.C. § 1915 by that same date.
2. If Plaintiff does not comply with this Order, the Court will dismiss this action without further notice.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers