Trotter v. Lawson et al

Filing 275

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, either pay the full $505 appellate filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.IT IS FURTHER ORDE RED that if plaintiff files a motion for leave to proceed informa pauperis, he must provide a certified copy of his prison account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the notice of appeal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Prisoner Cases form. Signed by District Judge Jean C. Hamilton on 4/23/19. Form mailed.(CLA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CARLDEN TROTTER,
Plaintiff,
v.
WALTER LAWSON, et al.,,
Defendants,

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No. 4:13-cv-1636-JCH

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for
the Eighth Circuit for the limited purpose of determining appellant Carlden Trotter’s in forma
pauperis status and assessing appellate filing fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docket No.
274). Appellant is a prisoner and has not paid the appellate filing fee nor filed a motion for leave
to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. As a result, the Court will order plaintiff to either pay the
full appellate filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, along with a
certified copy of his prison account statement as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of
this order, either pay the full $505 appellate filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis on appeal.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff files a motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis, he must provide a certified copy of his prison account statement for the sixmonth period immediately preceding the filing of the notice of appeal.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mail to plaintiff a copy of
the Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis – Prisoner Cases form.
Dated this __23rd___ day of __April____________, 2019.

___\s\ Jean C. Hamilton______________
JEAN C. HAMILTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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