Johnson v. Delgado et al

Filing 31

ORDER DISMISSING CASE without prejudice; Granting 30 MOTION to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Michael J. Reagan on 7/6/2010. (jwt)

Johnson v. Delgado et al

Doc. 31

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TERRY C. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, vs. JOSE A. DELGADO, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIVIL NO. 09-cv-420-MJR

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
REAGAN, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's motion to voluntarily dismiss his complaint. See (Doc. 30). On June 11, 2010, the Court revoked Plaintiff's pauper status because he was prohibited from proceed in forma pauperis under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Accordingly, Plaintiff was directed to pay the remaining balance of th filing fee (in this case $335.48) within fifteen days. The Order stated, however, that if Plaintiff failed to pay the remainder of the filing fee ($335.48) within the time specified, then this case would be dismissed, but, the dismissal would be without prejudice. Harris v. City of New York, June 2, 2010). Thus, Plaintiff had two options if he wished to pursue his claims. The first option was to pay the remaining balance of the filing fee for this case ($335.48) and continue with it uninterrupted. The second option was to not pay the remaining balance of the filing fee for this case, suffer a dismissal of it (without prejudice), and then refile his complaint as a new civil F.3d at , 2010 WL 2179151 *5 (2nd Cir.

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action seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court warned Plaintiff, however, that if he pursued the second option and this case was dismissed, he might face additional barriers to refiling his claims. For example, the future case may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. In the instant motion, Plaintiff informs the Court that he is unable to pay the remainder of the filing fee. Therefore, because the Court will dismiss his complaint anyway, he wishes to voluntarily dismiss it. DISPOSITION IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff's motion to dismiss (Doc. 30) is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. All pending motions are DENIED as moot.. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 6th day of July, 2010. s/ Michael J. Reagan MICHAEL J. REAGAN United States District Judge

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