Cofield et al v. Keefe Corp. et al

Filing 4

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff Keenan K. Cofield's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Docket No. 2) is DENIED without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mail to plaintiff a copy of the Court's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support Prisoner Cases Form. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, plaintiff shall either pay the $400.00 filing fee, or file a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support, accompanied by a certified copy of his prison account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintif f does not timely comply with this Order, his cause of action and all of his claims against all defendants will be dismissed.. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 9/14/16. (COPY OF MOTION TO PROCEED IFP - PRISONER CASES MAILED TO PETITIONER)(LGK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
KEENAN K. COFIELD,
Plaintiff,
v.
KEEFE CORP., et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:16CV1390 RWS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff Keenan K. Cofield’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis. (Docket No. 2). The motion will be denied without prejudice
because it was not filed in the form of an affidavit that shows plaintiff’s inability to pay the filing
fees or give security therefor, and because plaintiff failed to submit a certified copy of his prison
account statement showing the amount of money on deposit during the six months immediately
preceding the filing of the complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (a prisoner seeking to proceed pro se
must submit an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets he possesses, accompanied by a
certified copy of his prison account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding
the filing of the complaint).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff Keenan K. Cofield’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis (Docket No. 2) is DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mail to plaintiff a copy of
the Court’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support – Prisoner Cases
Form.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order,
plaintiff shall either pay the $400.00 filing fee, or file a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
and Affidavit in Support, accompanied by a certified copy of his prison account statement for the
six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff does not timely comply with this Order,
his cause of action and all of his claims against all defendants will be dismissed.

Dated this 14th day of September, 2016.

RODNEY W. SIPPEL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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