Herring v. Reese

Filing 5

ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER TO PAY THE FILING FEE. Petitioner has 30 days from the entry of this order to submit to this court the $5.00 filing fee. If the $5.00 filing fee is not received, petitioner is hereby warned that this action may be dismissed. Signed by Judge David C. Bramlette III on 5/3/2007. (dtj, )

Herring v. Reese

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Case 5:07-cv-00082-DCB-MTP

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Filed 05/04/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI WESTERN DIVISION BENNIE D. HERRING, #07956-002 VERSUS CONSTANCE REESE PETITIONER CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07cv82-DCB-MTP RESPONDENT

ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER TO PAY THE FILING FEE This cause comes before this court on petitioner Bennie D. Herring's response [4-1] to the order [3-1] filed April 25, 2007, which ordered him to file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $5.00 filing. In his response [4-1], the petitioner

states that he filed an "authorization and account information to pay the filing fee." He further states that he would commit

perjury if he "now fill[ed] out the in forma pauperis form." Having reviewed the "authorization and account information" [2-1] filed April 24, 2007, this court finds that the petitioner has a balance of $177.30 in his inmate account. Section 28

U.S.C. § 1915(a) provides access to the courts if a petitioner does not have financial resources to pay any part of the statutory filing fee. See Williams v. Estelle, 681 F.2d 946 (5th This

Cir. 1982); Prows v. Kastner, 842 F.2d 138 (5th Cir. 1988). court notes that the petitioner is currently incarcerated and does not pay for room, food, clothing or other incidental expenses.

Under the circumstances, this court in exercising its

discretion has determined that the petitioner has the financial

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resources to pay the $5.00 filing fee. required to pay the $5.00 filing fee.

Therefore, petitioner is It is the petitioner's

responsibility to take the necessary steps to have the $5.00 withdrawn from his inmate account and paid to this court for the filing fee in the instant civil action. ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. That petitioner has 30 days from the entry of this order If the filing fee Accordingly, it is

to submit to this court the $5.00 filing fee.

is paid by the petitioner or someone other than the petitioner, there must be a written explanation that the money is being submitted as payment of the filing fee in this case on behalf of the petitioner, BENNIE D. HERRING, #07956-002. 2. The filing fee must be mailed to the Clerk, Western

Division, P.O. Box 23552, Jackson, MS 39225. 3. That if the $5.00 filing fee is not received, petitioner

is hereby warned that this action may be dismissed. 4. That the petitioner is further warned that failure to

keep this court informed of his current address may result in this case being dismissed. SO ORDERED this the 3rd day of May, 2007.

s/ David Bramlette UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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