BROOKS v. CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE et al

Filing 3

ORDERED that Plaintiff's IFP application is GRANTED and the Clerk shall file the complaint; ORDERED that the Complaint is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, etc.; ORDERED that if Plaintiff files an amended c omplaint within 30 days, the Court will be Ordered to reopen the file, etc; ORDERED that the Clerk shall forward a copy of this Order to Attorney General of the State of New Jersey and the warden of Atlantic County Jail; ORDERED that Plaintiff is ass essed a $350.00 FF, etc.; ORDERED that Clerk shall serve this Order and the accompanying Opinion upon Plaintiff, together with a blank prisoner civil rights complaint and shall close the file. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 7/20/2009. (dmr, )

CLOSED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY : SEAN BROOKS, : : Civil No. 09-3110 (NLH) Plaintiff, : : v. : ORDER : CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY DEPT. : OF POLICE, : : Defendants. : : For the reasons expressed in the Opinion filed herewith, IT IS on this 20TH day of July , 2009,

ORDERED that Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is hereby granted and the Clerk shall file the Complaint without prepayment of the filing fee; and it is further ORDERED that the Complaint is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, without prejudice to the filing of an amended complaint, within 30 days of the date of the entry of this Order, stating a cognizable Fourth Amendment claim; and it is further ORDERED that, if Plaintiff files an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of the entry of this Order, then the Court will enter an order reopening the file in order to screen the amended complaint for dismissal; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b), the Clerk shall forward a copy of this Order by regular mail to the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey and the warden of Atlantic County Jail; and it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff is assessed a filing fee of $350.00 which shall be deducted from his prison account pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2) in the manner set forth below; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee equal to 20% of the average monthly deposits to the Plaintiff's prison account for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the Complaint; when funds exist, the agency having custody of Plaintiff shall deduct said initial fee from Plaintiff's prison account and forward it to the Clerk; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until the $350.00 filing fee is paid, each subsequent month that the amount in Plaintiff's prison account exceeds $10.00, the agency having custody of Plaintiff shall assess, deduct from the Plaintiff's account, and forward to the Clerk payments equal to 20% of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's prison account, with each payment referencing the docket number of this action; and it is finally ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this Order and the accompanying Opinion upon Plaintiff, together with a blank prisoner civil rights complaint form, and shall close the file.

/s/ NOEL L. HILLMAN NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey 2