Griffin Jr. v. Smith et al
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ORDER granting 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis; denying 4 Motion Requesting Clerk of Court to Provide Plaintiff Copy of All Documents Submitted in This Case, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 11/06/2013.(skl)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-03015-BNB
(The above civil action number must appear on all future papers
sent to the court in this action. Failure to include this number
may result in a delay in the consideration of your claims.)
HENRY LEE GRIFFIN, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
STEVE SMITH, in his individual and official capacity,
CORRECTIONS CABLE TB CORP., and
RICK RAEMISCH, in his official capacity,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915
WITHOUT PAYMENT OF INITIAL PARTIAL FILING FEE
Plaintiff, Henry Lee Griffin, Jr., is a prisoner in the custody of the Colorado
Department of Corrections who currently is incarcerated at the correctional facility in
Buena Vista, Colorado. He submitted pro se a Prisoner Complaint (ECF No. 1) and a
Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915
(ECF No. 3). He also submitted a motion titled “Plaintiff’s Motion Requesting Clerk of
Court to Provide Plaintiff (1) Copy of All Documents Submitted in This Case” (ECF No.
4).
The motion titled “Plaintiff’s Motion Requesting Clerk of Court to Provide Plaintiff
(1) Copy of All Documents Submitted in This Case” (ECF No. 4) is construed as a
request for free copies of documents filed in this action, and will be denied. Plaintiff
may obtain copies of the docket sheet and electronic documents filed in this case at a
cost of $.50 per page paid in advance. Plaintiff is advised to keep his own copies of any
documents that he files with the Court because the Court’s electronic filing system does
not allow the Court to maintain paper copies. The Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for
Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (ECF No. 3) will be granted.
Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915 requires a prisoner bringing a civil action “to pay the full
amount of a filing fee.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). If a prisoner is unable to afford the full
amount of the filing fee when the case is filed, the statute provides for payment of the
filing fee through an initial partial filing fee and monthly installments of the balance until
the full filing fee is paid. However, “[i]n no event shall a prisoner be prohibited from
bringing a civil action or appealing a civil or criminal judgment for the reason that the
prisoner has no assets and no means by which to pay the initial partial filing fee.” 28
U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4).
Based on the information about Plaintiff’s financial status, the Court finds that
Plaintiff is unable to pay an initial partial filing fee pursuant to § 1915(b)(1). However,
although he need not pay an initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff is required to pay the full
amount of the required $350.00 filing fee pursuant to § 1915(b)(1) through monthly
installments as directed in this order regardless of the outcome of this action. Plaintiff
has consented to disbursement of partial payments of the filing fee from his prison
account. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (ECF No. 3) is granted. It is
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FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff may proceed in this action without payment
of an initial partial filing fee. Plaintiff is required to pay the full amount of the required
$350.00 filing fee pursuant to § 1915(b)(1) through monthly installments as directed in
this order regardless of the outcome of this action. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s custodian shall disburse from Plaintiff’s
prison account, in keeping with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b) if funds are available, monthly
payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to this prison account
until he has paid the total filing fee of $350.00. See 28 U.S.C. §1915(b)(2).
Interference by Plaintiff in the submission of these funds shall result in the dismissal of
this action. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is advised that notwithstanding any filing fee,
or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the Court shall dismiss at any time all
or any part of such complaint which (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a claim
on which relief can be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is
immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §1915(A)(b); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). It is
FURTHER ORDERED that monthly payments will continue to be collected until
full payment of the filing fee has been received by the Court even after disposition of the
case and regardless of whether relief is granted or denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall not issue process
until further order of the Court. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of this order
to DOC_inmateaccounts@state.co.us. It is
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FURTHER ORDERED that the motion titled “Plaintiff’s Motion Requesting Clerk
of Court to Provide Plaintiff (1) Copy of All Documents Submitted in This Case” (ECF
No. 4) is denied.
DATED November 6, 2013, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
s/Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge
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