WASHINGTON v. ALBIANO et al

Filing 50

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER vacating the Court's 11/08/2021 memorandum and order in case 3:21-cv-14258 granting Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis; the Clerk shall re-administratively terminate case 3:21-cv-14258; the Clerk shall file Plaintiff's 11/12/2021 letter and this memorandum and order in Civ. No. 19-12190. Signed by Judge Peter G. Sheridan on 1/24/2022. (jem)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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RANDY KAREEM WASHINGTON,
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Plaintiff,
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Civ. No. 21-14258 (PGS) (LHG)
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v.
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MARCUS O. HICKS, et al.,
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MEMORANDUM & ORDER
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Defendants.
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____________________________________:
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 8, 2021, this Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed
in forma pauperis. (See ECF 8). To date, however, Plaintiff’s complaint has yet to be screened.
In a letter dated November 8, 2021, but received by this Court on November 12, 2021,
Plaintiff indicated he no longer wished to proceed with this case, but rather only proceed with a
different case Civ. No. 19-12190, that is currently before the Honorable Brian R. Martinotti and
Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor. (See ECF 9). Given Plaintiff’s letter, and so as to not require
Plaintiff’s payments pursuant to the grant of his in forma pauperis status in a case he does not
wish to proceed with, this Court will vacate the order granting Plaintiff’s application to proceed
in forma pauperis and re-administratively terminate this case.1
Accordingly, IT IS on this 24th day of January, 2022,
ORDERED this Court’s November 8, 2021 memorandum and order granting Plaintiff’s
application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 8) is vacated; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall re-administratively terminate this case; and it is further

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To date, no in forma pauperis payments have been received by the Clerk related to this case so
no monetary refund to Plaintiff is necessary.

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ORDERED that the Clerk shall file Plaintiff’s November 12, 2021 letter (ECF 9) and this
memorandum and order in Civ. No. 19-12190; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this memorandum and order on Plaintiff by regular
U.S. mail.

s/Peter G. Sheridan
PETER G. SHERIDAN, U.S.D.J.

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