Shaw v. Johnson

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to return plaintiffs amended complaint [ECF No. 3] to him. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff must delete the names of any minor children and replace them with their initials. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff must return the amended complaint to the Court within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court will dismiss this action without notice. Response to Court due by 1/29/2016. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 1/8/2016. (JMC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ADRIAN D. SHAW,
Plaintiff,
v.
DETECTIVE JULIE JOHNSON, et al.,
Defendants,

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No. 4:15CV1639 SNLJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis and on review of the amended complaint.

Having reviewed plaintiff’s financial

information, the Court assesses an initial partial filing fee of $9.85, which is twenty percent of
his average monthly deposit. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b).
Plaintiff has named minor children by their full names. This is impermissible. “Only the
initials of minor children may be listed in the filing.” L.R. 5-2.17(A)(2). As a result, the Court
will direct the Clerk to return the amended complaint to plaintiff. Plaintiff must delete the full
names of any minor children, i.e., any party less than eighteen years old, and replace them with
their initials.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to return plaintiff’s amended
complaint [ECF No. 3] to him.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff must delete the names of any minor children
and replace them with their initials.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff must return the amended complaint to the
Court within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court
will dismiss this action without notice.
Dated this 8th day of January, 2016.

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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