O'Bryan, et al v. Saginaw Cnty, et al

Filing 312

ORDER For Plaintiff Ranke to Comply with U.S.C. 1915(a)(2), ( Required Documentation due by 5/16/2012) Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (CHem)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

REUBEN RANKE,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 75-10075
v.
Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds
SAGINAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN,
Defendant.
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ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO COMPLY WITH 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2)
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Reuben Ranke’s application to
proceed in forma pauperis in his appeal of this Court’s November 29, 2011 order
denying Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of this Court’s order granting Defendant’s
motion to dismiss. In his application to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff checked the
box next to “Yes” where he was asked if he had money in a prison or jail account.
When asked to state the total amount, Plaintiff wrote “Ø,” indicating that there is no
money in the account. Plaintiff did not attach any account statements to his application.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915:
A prisoner seeking to bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action
or proceeding without prepayment of fees or security therefor, in addition to
filing the affidavit filed under paragraph (1), shall submit a certified copy of
the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner
for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or
notice of appeal, obtained from the appropriate official of each prison at
which the prisoner is or was confined.
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28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).
In order to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff is required to submit a statement
of his prison account balance and a computer printout showing the deposits and
withdrawals from the account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing
of the notice of appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); Dixon v. Hofbauer, 53 F. App’x 313 (6th
Cir. 2001). Plaintiff has failed to do this and therefore his application to proceed in
forma pauperis is deficient.
This Court orders Plaintiff to submit the account information in compliance with
28 U.S.C. § 1915. If Plaintiff does not file the required documents within thirty days, the
court of appeals may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution under Fed. R. App. P.
3(a) and this Court will assess the entire filing fee. The Court will attach with this order
a copy of the Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis to be filled out again by
Defendant with the required documents on his prison account balance.

s/Nancy G. Edmunds
Nancy G. Edmunds
United States District Judge
Dated: April 16, 2012
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on
April 16, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Carol A. Hemeyer
Case Manager

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