Vaughn v. Joseph

Full title: LAZENTA VAUGHN (#601314) v. WILBERT JOSEPH, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Aug 11, 2016

CIVIL ACTION 16-229-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Aug. 11, 2016)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 16-229-SDD-RLB

08-11-2016

LAZENTA VAUGHN (#601314) v. WILBERT JOSEPH, ET AL.

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

This matter comes before the Court in connection with the Court's Orders dated April 19, 2016 and June 6, 2016.¹ On April 19, 2016, the Plaintiff was ordered to pay, within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the Order,² an initial partial filing fee in the amount of $.95 "or this action shall be dismissed." The Plaintiff failed to pay the initial partial filing fee as ordered and, on June 6, 2016, the Court ordered the Plaintiff to show cause, in writing, within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the Order, why his Complaint ³ should not be dismissed for failure to pay the initial partial filing fee. The Order also advised the Plaintiff that failure to submit the requested information, or a determination by the Court that the Plaintiff had sufficient funds to make the required payment but failed to do so, would result in dismissal of the Plaintiff's action without further notice.⁴

1 Rec. Docs. 3 and 5.

2 Rec. Doc. 3.

3 Rec. Doc. 1.

4 See Rec. Doc. 5.

A review of the record reflects that the Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court's Order ⁵ and has failed to pay the initial partial filing fee. Accordingly,

5 Rec. Doc. 5. --------

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned proceeding be dismissed without prejudice for failure of the Plaintiff to pay the Court's initial partial filing fee. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 11^th day of August, 2016.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA