Miles v. Wexford Health Care et al

Filing 9

ORDER: Plaintiff has 30 days, until June 10, 2024, to either pay the $405 filing fee, or to move to voluntarily dismiss this action. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 5/10/2024. (kgk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
BILLY MILES, B75226,
Plaintiff,
vs.
WEXFORD HEALTH CARE,
PERCY MYERS,
JOHN DOE,
DAVID W. MITCHELL,
Defendants.

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Case No. 24-cv-1064-DWD

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DUGAN, District Judge:
Plaintiff Billy Miles, an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC),
currently detained at Menard Correctional Center (Menard), brings this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged deprivations of his constitutional rights
concerning events that transpired at Pinckneyville Correctional Center from 2021-2022.
(Doc. 1). On April 16, 2024, the Court reviewed Plaintiff’s materials and noted that he
failed to disclose six recent strikes. (Doc. 7). Plaintiff was directed to show cause about
his non-disclosure of his strikes, and he has now responded. (Doc. 8).
Plaintiff indicated in his response that his failure to disclose his strikes was an
honest mistake and a misunderstanding of the Court forms. While this may be true, it
does not excuse Plaintiff from the terms of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which do not allow an
inmate with three strikes to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) unless he or she alleges
imminent danger. As the Court previously explained, Plaintiff’s complaint concerns

events in 2021 and 2022 at a prison different from the one where he is current confined,
so he has not made a showing of imminent danger. As such, if Plaintiff wishes to proceed
in this matter, he must pay the full filing fee of $405 by June 10, 2024. Failure to pay the
filing fee will result in the dismissal of this action. Plaintiff may also move to voluntarily
withdraw this action if he does not wish to proceed.
Disposition
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff must pay the $405 filing fee by June
10, 2024, if he wants to proceed. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 10, 2024

/s David W. Dugan
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DAVID W. DUGAN
United States District Judge