BRADLEY v. MERGUCZ et al
Filing
2
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 9/28/12. (jd, )
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW 3ERSEY
MR.
LNTHON’Y BRADLEY,
MORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT MERGUCZ,
et al.,
Defendants,
APPEARANCES:
Plaintiff oro se
Anthony R. Bradley
Hudson County Correctional Center
Kearny, NJ 07032
CNESLER,
District Judge
Plaintiff Anthony R.
Bradley,
a pre—trial detainee confined
at Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny,
New Jersey,
has
submitted a document which was docketed as a complaint asserting
claims arising out of events occurring on May 4,
2012.’
Plaintiff has neither prepaid the filing fee nor submitted an
application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
Civil actions brought n forma pauperis are governed by 28
U.S.C.
§ 1915,
The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
Pub.
I.
——
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amends 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915,
—
establishes certain financial
It is not clear whether Plaintiff intended to file a
complaint or is sending this Court copies of documents submitted
t.o a state court.
This Court will construe the documents
±oeraaiy, as do tfe C±erk, as a proposed comolaint to ne filea
in this Court.
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case if it finds that the action:
(2)
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is frivolous or malicious;
fails to state a claim upon whici.. relie•f may be granted;
or
(3) seeks monetary relief against a defendant win.o is immune from
such. reliE..f.
actions)
28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e) (2) (B)
See also 28 U.S.C.
.
§ 19l5A
(in forma pauperis.
(dismissa.l of actions in
which prisoner seeks redress from a governmental defendant);
U.S.C.
§ l997e
42
(dismissal of prisoner actions brought with
respect to prison conditions)
for any of these reasons,
If the Court dismisses the case
.
the PLRA does not suspend installment
payments of the filing fee or permit the prisoner to get back the
filing fee,
or any part of it,
If the prisoner has,
incarcerated,
that has already been paid.
on three or more prior occasions while
brought in federal court an action or appeal that
was dismissed on the grounds that it was frivolous or malicious,
or that it failed to state a claim upon which relief may be
granted,
he cannot bring another action j forma pauperis unless
he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
28 U.S.C.
§ 1915 (g)
In this action,
Plaintiff failei. either to prepay the filing
fee or to submit a complete j .forma er.is application as
iwyaidai4J-
a.+
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inst.itutional account statement,
Ventures, ..L,L,C,,
United States,
42 Fed.Appx.
79 Fed.Cl.
769
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See,
221
(2007)
(10th Cir.
—mmrt fhhe
Y.ou.th
aiin
2002);
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CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth. above,
t..he Clerk of the Court will
be ordered to admi.n.istrat.ively terminate this action,
f.Lling the complaint or assessing a filing fee.
with.oll
Plain.ti.ff will
be granted ]..eave to a.ply to reopen within 30 days by satisfyi..ng
t.he filing fee requirernmnts and submittina an a.mended complaint
setting forth his claims
An appropriate Order follows.
States District Judge
Dated
2
Suc.h an admi.nistrative termination is not a_“dismissal”
for ourooses of one statute of aim_taticrs, ann if the rase s
reopened pursuant to the t.erms of the accompanying Order, it is
not subject to the statute of limitations timE. bar if it was
originally fi..led timE.ly,
e Houston v. Lack, 487 UpS. 266
(1988) (prisoner mailbox rule); McDowell v. Delaware State
Police, 88 F 3d 188, 191 c3d Csr
1996, see also illiams—Guce
Board of Elication, 45 F 3d i6l, 163 17th Cr
1995)
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