Wanjiku v. Johnson County, Kansas et al

Filing 6

ORDER denying 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; adopting Report and Recommendations 4 . Signed by District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree on 5/18/15. Mailed to pro se party Erick Gachuhi Wanjiku by regular mail. (msb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

ERICK GACHUHI WANJIKU,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 15-cv-02658-DDC-TJJ
v.
JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS, et al.,

Defendant.

ORDER
Plaintiff filed this lawsuit pro se on March 13, 2015 (Doc. 1). It names three
defendants—Johnson County, Kansas, the Lenexa Police Department, and Detective Steve
Grigsby—and alleges that they arrested him on a false allegation and illegally detained him for
nearly a year. On this same day, plaintiff filed a motion to proceed without prepayment of fees
(Doc. 3). Magistrate Judge Theresa J. James reviewed plaintiff’s motion and the accompanying
financial affidavit and submitted a Report and Recommendation to this Court (Doc. 4). Judge
James’ Report concluded that plaintiff has failed to establish that his access to the courts would
be seriously impaired if the Court denied him in forma pauperis status and advised that
plaintiff’s motion be denied.
Neither party filed a written objection to Judge James’ Report within Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 72(a)’s 14-day time limit. After carefully considering Judge James’ Report and
Recommendation, the Court adopts it in full.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT Judge James’ Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 4) is adopted in full. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed without prepayment
of fees (Doc. 3) is denied. The Court orders plaintiff to prepay the full filing fee within 30 days
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of this Order. If plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee within 30 days, the Court will dismiss his
case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of May, 2015, at Topeka, Kansas

s/ Daniel D. Crabtree
Daniel D. Crabtree
United States District Judge

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