Dunkin v. Houston

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying Petitioner's 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff Robert J. Dunkin shall pay the filing fee of $5.00 by June 21, 2012, unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. Pro Se Case Management Deadline set for 6/21/2012. Ordered by Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MKR)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ROBERT J. DUNKIN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) ROBERT HOUSTON, Nebraska ) Department of Correctional Services, ) ) Respondent. ) 4:12CV3086 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the court on Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). (Filing No. 2.) Habeas corpus cases attacking the legality of a person’s confinement require the payment of a $5.00 fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court has reviewed the application to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). Petitioner’s trust account information shows that Petitioner’s account contained an average monthly balance of $100 or more for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition. (Filing No. 3.) Thus, the court concludes that Petitioner must be required to pay the $5.00 filing fee because Petitioner has the financial ability to do so. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). No further review of this case will take place until the fee is paid. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s application to proceed IFP (Filing No. 2) is denied. 2. Petitioner is granted until June 21, 2012 to pay the $5.00 filing fee. Petitioner is warned that if the fee is not paid as required, the court may dismiss this case without further notice. 3. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: June 21, 2012: deadline for Petitioner to pay $5.00 filing fee. 4. No further review of this case will take place until the filing fee is paid. DATED this 22nd day of May, 2012. BY THE COURT: s/ Joseph F. Bataillon United States District Judge *This opinion may contain hyperlinks to other documents or Web sites. The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on their Web sites. Likewise, the court has no agreements with any of these third parties or their Web sites. The court accepts no responsibility for the availability or functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the court. 2

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