Cowlin v. Bennett et al

Filing 12

ORDER: The warden or chief jailer is DIRECTED to stop withholding money from the plaintiff's inmate accounts for the filing fee in this case.The warden or chief jailer is ADVISED this order applies only to the filing fee in this action and not to any other action the plaintiff may have pending. Signed by Magistrate Judge Herman N Johnson, Jr on 11/27/2023. (DNW)

FILED
2023 Nov-27 AM 10:37
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
WESTERN DIVISION
GEORGE COWLIN,
AIS# 228126
Plaintiff,
v.
WILLIE BENNETT, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 7:17-cv-01746-MHH-HNJ

ORDER
The court entered an order on October 25, 2017, directing the warden or chief
jailer of the prison or jail housing the plaintiff to deduct funds from the plaintiff’s
inmate accounts. (Doc. 5). According to the Clerk of Court, the plaintiff has paid the
entire filing fee for this action. Therefore, the warden or chief jailer is DIRECTED to
stop withholding money from the plaintiff’s inmate accounts for the filing fee in this
case.
The warden or chief jailer is ADVISED this order applies only to the filing fee
in this action and not to any other action the plaintiff may have pending.
If the court has received funds in excess of $350 to pay the filing fee for this
action, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to reimburse the plaintiff for the
overpayment.

The Clerk is further DIRECTED to serve a copy of this order on the warden
or chief jailer housing the plaintiff and the Departmental Fiscal Manager for the
Alabama Department of Corrections.
DONE and ORDERED this 27th day of November, 2023.

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HERMAN N. JOHNSON, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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