Williams et al v. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Office et al

Filing 20

ORDER: Plaintiff is hereby granted an extension of time of fourteen (14) days within which to pay the initial partial filing fee ordered by the Court in the amount of $9.24. Plaintiff is advised that a failure to make the required payment within the time allowed may result in the dismissal of this proceeding without further notice from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 1/25/2018. (KAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
DAVID L. WILLIAMS, SR.

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS
WEST BATON ROUGE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
OFFICE, ET AL.

NO. 16-0274-SDD-EWD

ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s response (R. Doc. 14) to the Court’s Order of November 29, 2016
(R. Doc. 12), directing him to appear and show cause, in writing, why this proceeding should not be
dismissed because of his failure to pay the initial partial filing fee ordered by the Court. In his response,
Plaintiff states that he never received the Court’s initial Order in this case (R. Doc. 7), which granted him
in forma pauperis status and directed him to pay, within 21 days, an initial partial filing fee in the amount
of $9.24. In addition, Plaintiff notes that there may have been confusion resulting from the issuance of a
similar Order in an unrelated case filed by him before this Court that set an initial partial filing fee in the
same amount.

See David Williams v. The Advocate, et al., Civil Action No. 16-0483-JJB-RLB.

Notwithstanding, Plaintiff apologizes for any misunderstanding or confusion that may have resulted and
states that the required payment was being forwarded to the Court on December 5, 2016.

See R. Doc. 14

at p. 1. The Court, however, has not received the referenced payment. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff is hereby granted an extension of time of fourteen (14) days within
which to pay the initial partial filing fee ordered by the Court in the amount of $9.24. Plaintiff is advised
that a failure to make the required payment within the time allowed may result in the dismissal of this
proceeding without further notice from the Court.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 25, 2018.

S
ERIN WILDER-DOOMES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE