Jones v. U.S.A.

Filing 2

ORDER AND OPINION that each of Plaintiff's complaints are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; Plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in each case for sole purpose of dismissal. The Clerk is directed to forward Plaintiff four 1983 forms and four financial affidavit forms. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr on 9/10/09. (dr)

FILED IN CHAMBEF THOMAS W . THRASH U. S. D. C, At la nta

s~Fp 1 0 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GE4RGI AAM E s N. HATrE N , den By* I J '/' De puty ATLANTA DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NOS . 1 :09-CV-2409-TWT 1 :09-CV-2411-TWT 1 :09-C V-24 12-TWT 1 :09-CV-2413-TWT O RDE R AND OPINION Plaintiff, Kevin B . Jones, currently confined at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, has submitted a series of "complaints" that have been docketed as 42 U.S.C . § 1983 actions . Plaintiff's "complaints" are deficient in several respects . First, Plaintiff has
failed either to submit the required $350 .00 filing fee for each complaint or to provide

In re KEVIN B . JONES, Plaintiff.

this Court with a completed financial affidavit seeking leave to proceed in forma ap uperiS in each complaint . Furthermore, each of Plaintiff's "complaints" contain
writings that appear on both sides of the page, in violation of Local Rule 5 .1(A)(1 ) .

Finally, Plaintiff cryptically names the "U.S.A." as the primary defendant in three of his complaints and fails to name as a defendant any individuals who may have been directly responsible for his injuries .

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Accordingly, I T IS HER E BY ORDE RE D that each of Plaintiff s "complaints" are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE . IT IS FURTH E R ORDERED that Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to proceed
in forma pauperis in each case for the sole purpose of dismissal . The Clerk of this Court is DIRECTED to forward Plaintiff four § 1983 forms

and four financial affidavit forms . Should Plaintiff seek to re-file his "complaints,"
he is directed to : (1) complete one enclosed § 1983 form for each separate complaint ; and (2) either pay the required filing fee for each completed § 1983 form or seek leave

to proceed in forma t?auperis for each completed § 1983 form by completing a financial affidavit form . In completing a § 1983 form, Plaintiff should clearly designate a defendant or defendants, provide this Court with only factual allegations concerning events in which Plaintiff suffered some injury, clearly identify each individual responsible for that injury, omit any legal argument or conclusion, state the
relief sought, and write on only one side of the paper .

IT IS SO ORDERED, this

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day of , 2009 .

THOMAS W. THRASH, JR . UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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