Robinson v. Greenwell et al

Filing 14

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER..Section 1915(b) requires a prisoner to pay an initial partial filing fee before his or her case may proceed. The fee is not optional. As a result, this action is dismissed for failure to prosecute. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 3/24/16. (MRS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
MICHAEL ROBINSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
TOMMY GREENWELL, et al.,
Defendants,

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No. 1:15CV240 SNLJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on its own motion. Plaintiff has not paid the initial partial
filing fee as ordered by the Court. On March 14, 2016, the Court ordered him to show cause
why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. In response, he says that he will
pay the initial fee “if [his] claim is not dismissed.”
Section 1915(b) requires a prisoner to pay an initial partial filing fee before his or her
case may proceed. The fee is not optional. As a result, this action is dismissed for failure to
prosecute. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.
An Order of Dismissal will be filed separately.
Dated this 24th day of March, 2016.

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE