Phillips et al v. Missouri Department of Social Service et al

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to pay the statutory filing fee or to submit a fully- completed CJA Form 23 (financial affidavit). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, upon pl aintiff's submission of a fully-completed CJA Form 23, the Clerk shall cause this case to be resubmitted for review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee or to submit a fully-completed CJA Form 23 within thirty days, this case shall be dismissed, without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on 09/07/2016. (KCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

CLINT PHILLIPS, III, et al.
Plaintiffs,
vs.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICE, et al. ,
Defendant.

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No. 4:16-CV-1146-RLW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon review of plaintiffs 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 his application for in forma pauperis status [Doc. 3]. Plaintiff has
failed to state whether he has any cash on hand or money in a savings or checking
account, and if he does, the total amount of said account( s). As such, the Court is
unable to determine, at this time, if he 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 plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from
the date of this Order to pay the statutory filing fee or to submit a fully-completed
CIA Form 23 (financial affidavit).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, upon plaintiff's submission of a
fully-completed CJA Form 23, the Clerk shall cause this case to be resubmitted for
review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee or to
submit a fully-completed CJA Form 23 within thirty days, this case shall be
dismissed, without prejudice.
Dated this

7fl.-.

day of September, 2016.

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RONNIE L. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE