Patel v. Reddy et al

Filing 419

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 418 Patel's Motion for Extension of Time to March 19, 2014 to pay appeal filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by District Judge J. Thomas Marten on 3/6/14. Mailed to pro se party Kamal K. Patel by regular mail. (mss)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
KAMAL K. PATEL,
and K&A MOTEL, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 10-2403-JTM

DAVID SNAPP, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The court has before it pro se plaintiff Kamal K. Patel’s Motion for Extension of
Time to Pay Appeal Filing Fee (Dkt. 418). The court overlooks the motion’s improper
caption and case number, construing the filing liberally, as Patel is acting pro se. See
Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 (10th Cir. 1991). Patel asks the court to grant him an
additional period of time beyond the March 3, 2014 deadline to pay his appellate filing
fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. He states that he has requested
that his family pay the filing fee and needs the extra time to ensure that this is done.
Having granted Patel in forma pauperis status previously, and recognizing the
difficulties he faces due to his current incarceration, the court finds good cause for
granting the extension. The court grants the motion, giving Patel until March 19, 2014 to
either pay his appellate filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED this 6th day of March, 2014, that Patel’s Motion for
Extension of Time to Pay Appeal Filing Fee (Dkt. 418) is granted.

s/J. Thomas Marten
J. THOMAS MARTEN, JUDGE

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