Opinion
23-cv-297-jdp
05-24-2023
BARBARA A. WAND, Plaintiff, v. LAFAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, ET AL., Defendants.
ORDER
ANDREW R. WISEMAN, United States Magistrate Judge
On May 8, 2023, plaintiff Barbara A. Wand filed a proposed civil complaint and submitted a check in the amount of $350. However, the fee to file a civil complaint in federal court is $402. For this case to proceed, plaintiff needs to either pay the $402 filing fee or request for leave to proceed without prepayment of fees or costs. In the event that plaintiff wishes to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, the enclosed petition and affidavit must be completed to determine whether plaintiff qualifies as indigent.
Effective December 1, 2020, the total fee for filing a civil action is $402 (the $350 statutory fee plus the $52 miscellaneous administrative fee).
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Barbara A. Wand may have until June 14, 2023, in which to either pay the $402 filing fee or to submit an affidavit of indigency and return it to the court. If, by June 14, 2023, plaintiff fails to respond to this order, I will assume that plaintiff wishes to withdraw this action voluntarily. In that event, the case will be closed without prejudice to plaintiff filing the case at a later date.
(Exhibit Omitted)