Ballard v. Saint Louis Public Schools et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (See Full Order.) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before September 22, 2015, plaintiff shall either pay the statutory filing fee of $400 or submit a fully-completed CJA Form 23 (financial affidavit). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court will dismiss this action, without prejudice and without further notice. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 8/24/2015. (CBL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
DEBORAH D. BALLARD,

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Plaintiff,
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ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, et al., )
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Defendants.
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No. 4:15-CV-1286-CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on review of plaintiff=s motion for leave to
commence this action without payment of the required filing fee [Doc. #2]. See 28
U.S.C. ' 1915(a).
Plaintiff has submitted a partially-completed financial affidavit CJA Form 23
in support of her application for in forma pauperis status [Doc. #3]. Plaintiff has
failed to state whether she has any cash on hand or money in a savings or checking
account, and if she does, the total amount of said account(s). In addition, she has
failed to identify her relationship to the two dependents she claims she has, and she
has not stated her total debts and monthly bills. Moreover, much of the affidavit is
illegible. As such, the Court is unable to determine, at this time, if she is financially
unable to pay any portion of the filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(a), Local Rule
2.05(A).
In accordance with the foregoing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before September 22, 2015, plaintiff
shall either pay the statutory filing fee of $400 or submit a fully-completed CJA
Form 23 (financial affidavit).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this
Order, the Court will dismiss this action, without prejudice and without further
notice.
Dated this 24th day of August, 2015.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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