Wilson et al v. Bruning et al

Filing 15

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff Harold Wilson shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $15.94 by September 12, 2013, unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. The c lerk's office is directed to send a copy of this order to the appropriate official at Plaintiff's institution. The clerk's office is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: September 13, 2013: initial partial filing fee payment due. Pro Se Case Management Deadline set for 9/13/2013. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copies mailed as directed and to pro se party)(AOA)

Wilson et al v. Bruning et al

Doc. 15

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
HAROLD B. WILSON, and GRACY )
S. SEDLAK,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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JON BRUNING, et al.,
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Defendants.
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8:13CV130

MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Harold Wilson’s (“Plaintiff’) Motion
for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. (Filing No. 2.) The court has received a
certified copy of Plaintiff’s trust account information. (Filing No. 3.) Plaintiff is
permitted to proceed in forma pauperis.
Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a prisoner plaintiff is required to
pay the full amount of the court’s $350.00 filing fee by making monthly payments to
the court, even if the prisoner is proceeding IFP. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). “[T]he PLRA
makes prisoners responsible for their filing fees the moment the prisoner brings a civil
action or files an appeal.” In re Tyler, 110 F.3d at 529-30 (8th Cir. 1997); Jackson v.
N.P. Dodge Realty Co., 173 F. Supp. 2d 951 (D. Neb. 2001).
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), 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
complaint. Accordingly, the court finds that the initial partial filing fee is $15.94,
based on an average monthly account balance of $79.69. Plaintiff must pay this initial
partial filing fee by September 13, 2013. If the court does not receive payment by
this deadline, this matter will be dismissed. Plaintiff may request an extension of
time if needed.

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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.
The clerk’s office shall send a copy of this Memorandum and Order to the
appropriate financial official at Plaintiff’s institution. Plaintiff will remain responsible
for the entire filing fee, as long as he is a prisoner, even if the case is dismissed at
some later time. See In re Tyler, 110 F.3d at 529-30; Jackson, 173 F. Supp. 2d at 951.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.
Plaintiff Harold Wilson’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
(Filing No. 2) is granted.
2.
Plaintiff shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $15.94 by September 12,
2013, unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. If the
initial partial filing fee is not received by the specified deadline, this case will be
dismissed.

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3.
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.
4.
The clerk’s office is directed to send a copy of this order to the
appropriate official at Plaintiff’s institution.
5.
The clerk’s office is directed to set a pro se case management deadline
in this case using the following text: September 13, 2013: initial partial filing fee
payment due.
6.
Plaintiff shall keep the court informed of his current address at all times,
and all parties are bound by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and by the court’s
Local Rules while this case is pending.
DATED this 13th day of August, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge

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