Baker v. Middleton et al

Filing 15

ORDER re 14 Letter. The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve with this Order a copy of the docket sheet, the requested forms, and a statement of the amount that Baker currently owes for the filing fee in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 11/29/16. (jlm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
RASHOND W. BAKER,

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Plaintiff,
v.

CV415-139

CHRISTOPHER MIDDLETON,
and ROBERT ATTRIDGE,
Defendants.

ORDER
Former Plaintiff 1 Rashond W. Baker asks the Court to provide him
with “a copy of the final disposition” of this closed civil rights case and “a
complete copy of how much more money[] . . . [he] owe[s]” for the filing
fee. 2 Doc. 14. He also requests 2 copies of the Court’s form petition for
writ of habeas corpus and 2 copies of the Court’s form application to
proceed in forma pauperis . Id.
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The Court screened Baker’s complaint and recommended that it be dismissed
because the defendants were not state actors within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1983.
Doc. 7 at 2-3, adopted doc. 10.
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The Court granted Baker leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this case. Doc. 3.
Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), he was
required to pay an initial partial filing fee and pay the balance by deducting a
percentage of the income deposited into his prison account. Id.

No provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “authorizes courts to commit
federal monies for payment of the necessary expenses in a civil suit
brought by an indigent litigant.” Tabron v. Grace , 6 F.3d 147, 158-59 (3d
Cir. 1993); see also Wanninger v. Davenport , 697 F.2d 992, 994 (11th Cir.
1983) (“A prisoner's right of access to the court does not include the right
of free unlimited access to a photocopying machine . . . .” (quotes and cite
omitted)). Accordingly Baker’s motion for additional copies of previously
served documents is DENIED . Should Baker require additional copies
of any docketed item, he may obtain them from the Clerk of Court at the
standard cost of fifty cents per page or download them directly from
PACER.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve with this Order a copy of the
docket sheet, the requested forms, and a statement of the amount that
Baker currently owes for the filing fee in this case.

SO ORDERED , this 29th day of November, 2016.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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