Stokes v. White
Filing
92
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that Pursuant to the court's order (Filing No. 80 ) granting Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal (Filing No. 78 ) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915, Plaintiff shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $.70 within 30 days unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. After payment of the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff's institution shall collect the additional monthly payments in the man ner set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), quoted above, and shall forward those installments to the court. The clerk's office is directed to send a copy of this order to the appropriate official at Plaintiff's institution and to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party and as directed)(LAC)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
MICHAEL TEE STOKES SR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCOTT WHITE and KEARNEY
COUNTY, NEBRASKA,
Defendants.
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4:16CV3027
MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER
On October 10, 2017, Plaintiff was granted leave to appeal in forma pauperis
without further authorization (Filing No. 80). Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3).
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) requires prisoner plaintiffs to pay
the full amount of the court’s $505.00 appellate filing fee by making monthly payments
to the court, even if the prisoner is proceeding in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b).
The PLRA “makes prisoners responsible for their filing fees the moment the prisoner
brings a civil action or files an appeal.” Jackson v. N.P. Dodge Realty Co., 173 F.
Supp. 2d 951, 952 (D. Neb. 2001) (citing In re Tyler, 110 F.3d 528, 529-30 (8th Cir.
1997)). The appellate filing fee is assessed when the district court receives the
prisoner’s notice of appeal. Henderson v. Norris, 129 F.3d 481, 485 (8th Cir. 1997).
Plaintiff must pay an initial partial filing fee in the amount of 20 percent of the
greater of Plaintiff’s average monthly account balance or average monthly deposits for
the six months preceding the filing of the notice of appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).
Accordingly, based on the records before the court, the initial partial filing fee is $.70,
based on an average monthly account balance of $3.54. (See Filing No. 91.)
In addition to the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff must “make monthly payments
of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s account.” 28
U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The statute places the burden on the prisoner’s institution to
collect the additional monthly payments and forward them to the court as follows:
After payment of the initial partial filing fee, the prisoner shall be required
to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income
credited to the prisoner’s account. The agency having custody of the
prisoner shall forward payments from the prisoner’s account to the clerk
of the court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 until the
filing fees are paid.
28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). Therefore, after payment in full of the initial partial filing fee,
the remaining installments shall be collected pursuant to this procedure.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.
Pursuant to the court’s order (Filing No. 80) granting Plaintiff’s Motion
for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal (Filing No. 78) and 28 U.S.C. §
1915, Plaintiff shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $.70 within 30 days unless an
enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion.
2.
After payment of the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff’s institution shall
collect the additional monthly payments in the manner set forth in 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(b)(2), quoted above, and shall forward those installments to the court.
3.
The clerk’s office is directed to send a copy of this order to the appropriate
official at Plaintiff’s institution and to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
DATED this 6th day of December, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge
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