Brown v. Byrd et al

Filing 4

ORDER directing the plaintiff to submit either the $350 statutory filing fee or an ifp application within 30 days of the entry date of this Order, and directing the Clerk to mail to plaintiff an ifp application, together with the filing fee calculation sheet. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 9/27/10. (bkp)

-JTK Brown v. Byrd et al

Doc. 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION SAMMIE L. BROWN v. KARL BYRD, et al. ORDER Plaintiff is a prisoner who filed a Complaint (Doc. No. 1) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, without prepayment of the $350.00 filing fee and costs, or an Application to Proceed In Forma P a u p e r i s. Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), in order for the Court to determine how the $350 filing fee will be paid, the prisoner is required to submit an in forma pauperis application, together with a calculation sheet prepared and signed by an authorized official of the 4:10-cv-01391-JLH-JTK DEFENDANTS PLAINTIFF

incarcerating facility. This calculation sheet reflects the deposits and monthly balances in the inmate's trust account at the facility during the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). However, the Act also provides that in no event shall a prisoner be prohibited from bringing a civil action because he "has no assets and no means by which to pay the initial partial filing fee." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(3). Accordingly, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT plaintiff must submit either the $350 statutory filing fee or an in forma pauperis application within thirty (30) days of the entry date of this Order.1 The Clerk is directed to send to the plaintiff an in forma pauperis application, together with the filing fee calculation sheet.
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The Plaintiff is hereby notified of his responsibility to comply with the Local Rules of the Court, including Rule 5.5(c)(2), which states: ". . . If any communication from the Court to a pro se plaintiff is not responded to within thirty (30) days, the case may be dismissed without prejudice. Any party proceeding pro se shall be expected to be familiar with and follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure."

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DATED this 27th day of September, 2010.

_____________________________________ JEROME T. KEARNEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE