Brown v. Obaisi, et al

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM Order. This Court grants Brown's IFP application, and it has made the necessary Section 1915(b)(1) calculation and finds that the average monthly deposits to Brown's account during that six-month period came to $47.52, 20% of which (see Section 1915(b)(1)(A)) is $9.50. The Clerk shall send a copy of this order to the Stateville trust fund officer. Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 12/8/2014. Mailed notice(tlp, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION

ANTHONY G. BROWN (#A-72335),
Plaintiff,
v.
DR. SALEH OBAISI, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 14 C 8326

MEMORANDUM ORDER
Promptly after this Court received the Judge's Copy of the pro se Complaint by Anthony
Brown ("Brown"), it issued an October 30, 2014 memorandum order ("Order") based on its
initial screening of the Complaint as called for by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 1 In the Order this
Court correctly anticipated Brown's ability to qualify for in forma pauperis ("IFP") treatment of
the special type afforded to prisoner plaintiffs by Section 1915, even though he had not yet
provided all of the trust fund account information called for by the statute. Accordingly the
Order designated a member of this District Court's trial bar to represent Brown (relief that he had
asked for in his accompanying Motion for Attorney Representation) and ordered Brown to
provide the printout needed for the calculation called for by Section 1915(b)(1).
In addition to taking on Brown's representation in substantive terms, his designated
counsel has obtained and submitted the required printout reflecting transactions in Brown's trust
fund account at Stateville Correctional Center ("Stateville," where he is in custody) for the
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All further references to Title 28's provisions will simply take the form "Section --,"
omitting the prefatory "28 U.S.C. §."

six-month period that began April 20, 2014. This Court grants Brown's IFP application, and it
has made the necessary Section 1915(b)(1) calculation and finds that the average monthly
deposits to Brown's account during that six-month period came to $47.52, 20% of which (see
Section 1915(b)(1)(A)) is $9.50. Accordingly Brown is assessed an initial partial payment on
account of the filing fee equal to (1) $9.50 plus (2) 20% of all deposits to Brown's trust fund
account from October 21 through November 30, 2014, and the Stateville trust fund officer is
ordered to collect that amount from Brown's trust fund account there and to pay it directly to the
Clerk of Court ("Clerk"):
Office of the Clerk
United States District Court
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago IL 60604
Attention: Fiscal Department
After such payment the trust fund officer at Stateville (or at any other correctional facility
where Brown may hereafter be confined) is authorized to collect monthly payments from his
trust fund account in an amount equal to 20% of the preceding month's income credited to the
account (beginning with the month of December 2014). Monthly payments collected from the
trust fund account shall be forwarded to the Clerk each time the amount in the account exceeds
$10 until the full $350 filing fee is paid. Both the initial payment and all future payments shall
clearly identify Brown's name and the 14 C 8326 case number assigned to this action. To
implement these requirements, the Clerk shall send a copy of this order to the Stateville trust
fund officer.

Date: December 8, 2014

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
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