Holley v. Dansforth et al

Filing 14

ORDER vacating 9 Order. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on September 21, 2010. (mbh)

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Holley v. Dansforth et al Doc. 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA V A L D O S T A DIVISION REGINALD HOLLEY, : : P la in tif f : : V S. : : W a rd e n DANSFORTH, et al., : : D e f e n d a n ts : __________________________________ C IV IL ACTION NO.: 7:10-CV-65 (HL) ORDER On July 16, 2010, plaintiff REGINALD HOLLEY, an inmate who was incarcerated a t the Berrien County Jail in Nashville, Georgia, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 4 2 U.S.C. § 1983. (R. at 2). Plaintiff also requested to proceed without prepayment of the f ilin g fee or security therefor pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). (R. at 1). In an Order dated J u ly 19, 2010, the Court granted plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, but ordered th a t he pay an initial partial filing fee in the amount of $13.00. (R. at 4). Plaintiff failed to pay the initial partial filing fee and instead submitted a second m o tio n to proceed in forma pauperis. (R. at 5). In an Order dated August 17, 2010, the C o u rt denied this motion as moot and ordered plaintiff to either pay the $13.00 or explain to th e Court his inability to pay. (R. at 7). The Court gave plaintiff until August 31, 2010 to re sp o n d . Because the Court did not receive a response from plaintiff, it dismissed his case w ith o u t prejudice on September 10, 2010. (R. at 9). However, also on September 10, 2010, the Court received a change of address for p la in tif f . Plaintiff explained that he had been transferred to the Atlanta Transitional Center. (R. at 8). In a letter the Court received on September 13, 2010, plaintiff informed the Court th a t he had just received the July 19, 2010 and August 17, 2010 Orders that instructed him to pay initial partial filing fee. (R. at 10). Plaintiff explained that he had instructed prison Dockets.Justia.com officials to withdraw the funds from his account, if possible, and forward the same to the C o u rt. Plaintiff has also sent the Court two additional letters (R. at 11, 12) in which he in f o rm e d the Court that he did not receive the July 19, 2010 and August 17, 2010 Orders in a timely manner due to his transfer and he explained that he only $10.00 in his prisoner trust f u n d account. Because plaintiff was transferred and did not receive the Court's previous Orders in a timely manner, the Court finds that the appropriate action at this time is to VACATE the S e p te m b e r 10, 2010 Order that dismissed his case for failure to comply with the Court's in s tru c tio n s . Additionally, plaintiff has shown that he currently does not have enough money in his prisoner trust fund account to pay the $13.00 initial partial filing fee. Therefore, the C o u rt VACATES the September 10, 2010 Order to the extent that it required payment of the in itia l partial filing fee. Plaintiff is, however, still responsible for full payment of the $ 3 5 0 .0 0 filing fee, as will be explained in detail in a later Order and Recommendation from th e United States Magistrate Judge. There shall be no service of process in this case until further order of the Court. SO ORDERED, this 21st day of September, 2010. /s/ Hugh Lawson HUGH LAWSON U N IT E D STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ln b

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