Richey et al v. Dotson et al

Filing 9

ORDER that 6 & 7 Responses are construed as Motions for Extension of Time & are GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall have an additional 15 days from the date of this Order in which to submit the $350 filing fee or Motions to Proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to comply with this Order may result in their dismissal from this Complaint. The Clerk is directed to send in forma pauperis motions & calculation sheets to Plaintiffs Clark, Kildow & Matney. The Clerk is also directed to forward a copy of this Order to the Lawrence County Jail. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 12/20/2011. (jct)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
CURTIS RICHEY, et al.
v.

PLAINTIFFS
3:11-cv-00244-SWW-JTK

JODY DOTSON, et al.

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

By Order dated November 17, 2011, this Court directed Plaintiffs Curtis Richey, James
Matney, Jimmy Kildow, and Clay Clark to pay the $350.00 filing fee for this action, or to file
Motions to Proceed in forma pauperis, within thirty days of the date of the Order (Doc. No. 4).
Plaintiffs Clark and Kildow have filed Responses to the Order, which should be construed as
Motions for Extension of Time in which to comply with the Order (Doc. Nos. 6, 7).

In support,

Plaintiffs state that the personnel in the financial department of the Lawrence County Jail have not
returned the documentation submitted to them. The Court notes that the Prison Litigation Reform
Act (PLRA) requires Plaintiffs to submit proper and complete Motions to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis, along with calculation sheets prepared and signed by an authorized officer of
the detention center or Jail. Accordingly,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Responses to the Court’s November 17,
2011 Order, which are construed as Motions for Extension of Time (Doc. Nos. 6, 7), are
GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall have an additional fifteen days from the date of this Order in which to
submit the $350.00 filing fee or Motions to Proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to comply with this
Order may result in their dismissal from this Complaint. See Local Rule 5.5(c)(2).
The Clerk is directed to send in forma pauperis motions and calculation sheets to Plaintiffs
Clark, Kildow, and Matney.
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The Clerk is also directed to forward a copy of this Order to the Lawrence County Jail, 315
West Main, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 20th day of December, 2011.

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JEROME T. KEARNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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