APEL v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY JAIL

Filing 8

ORDER re 7 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by SCOTT L APEL

  • DENIED without prejudice.
  • Clerk to send plaintiff a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a prisoner consent form and financial certificate (IFP).
  • Within THIRTY (30) DAYS from docketing date of this order Plaintiff shall (1) pay $350.00 filing fee, or (2) submit completed IFP motion, as directed.
    Signed by Judge ELIZABETH M TIMOTHY on August 13, 2007.
    *Filing Fee due by 9/12/2007; Alternatively, IFP Motion due by 9/12/2007.

    (cc: Apel w/ifp & consent)
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    APEL v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY JAIL Doc. 8 Case 3:07-cv-00314-MCR-EMT Document 8 Filed 08/13/2007 Page 1 of 2 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION SCOTT L. APEL, Plaintiff, vs. ESCAMBIA COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. ________________________________________/ ORDER Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. 1). Plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 7). Upon review of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the court concludes that Plaintiff failed to provide the requisite supporting documentation for the motion, specifically, a financial certificate with an attached copy of his trust fund account statement covering the six-month period preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Therefore, the motion will be denied without prejudice to Plaintiff's refiling a complete motion with the required supporting documentation. Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. prejudice. 2. 3. The clerk shall send Plaintiff a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a prisoner Within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of docketing of this order Plaintiff shall consent form and financial certificate approved for use in the Northern District. (1) pay the $350.00 filing fee, or (2) submit a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis with Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 7) is DENIED without Case No. 3:07cv314/MCR/EMT Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:07-cv-00314-MCR-EMT Document 8 Filed 08/13/2007 Page 2 of 2 Page 2 of 2 the requisite prisoner consent form and financial certificate, including an attached computer printout of the transactions in his prison account during the preceding six month period. 4. Failure to comply with this order as instructed may result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed for failure to comply with an order of the court. DONE AND ORDERED this 13th day of August 2007. /s/ Elizabeth M. Timothy ELIZABETH M. TIMOTHY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Case No. 3:07cv314/MCR/EMT

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