Harris v. Hill

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Court's form Prisoner Civil Rights Complaint. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Court's Motion to Proce ed in Forma Pauperis - Prisoner Cases. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall file an amended complaint on the Court-provided form within (30) days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall either pay the $400 fil ing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff submits a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, he must also submit a certified copy of his prison accou nt statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the court will dismiss this action without prejudice. If the case is dismissed, the dismissal will not constitute a "strike" under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Amended/Supplemental Pleadings due by 5/19/2016. Response to Court due by 5/19/2016. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 4/19/16. (CSG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
JIM HARRIS JR.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
NINA HILL, et al.,
Defendants.

No. 1:16-CV-00083-SNLJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon the filing of plaintiff's “Sworn Affidavit in Support of
Plaintiff’s Claim.”
Although plaintiff has filed over twenty-five (25) pages in support of his claims in this
action, he has not filed a complaint setting forth the actual defendants he wishes to bring his
claims against, as well as the claims he wishes to bring against each defendant. Plaintiff has also
not set forth a jurisdictional basis for bringing the present action, nor has he indicated the relief he
seeks in a plain statement. Accordingly, this Court will require plaintiff to amend his complaint
on a Court-provided form. See Local Rule 2.06(A). Additionally, because plaintiff has neither
paid the filing fee nor submitted a motion to proceed in forma pauperis along with a prison
account statement, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), he will be required to submit these documents prior to
pursuing his case against defendants in this Court.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Court's
form Prisoner Civil Rights Complaint.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Court's
Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis - Prisoner Cases.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall file an amended complaint on the Courtprovided form within (30) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall either pay the $400 filing fee or submit a
motion to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff submits a motion to proceed in forma
pauperis, he must also submit a certified copy of his prison account statement for the six month
period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the court
will dismiss this action without prejudice. If the case is dismissed, the dismissal will not constitute
a "strike" under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
Dated this 19th day of April, 2016.

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STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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