COHEN v. TINSLEY et al

Filing 7

OPINION/ORDER THAT THE APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (DOC. NO. 5) IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. THE MOTION FOR RELIEF OF JUDGMENT IS DENIED AND THIS MATTER IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; AND THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS MATTER AS CLOSED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE EDWARD G. SMITH ON 4/5/17. 4/5/17 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE'. (ky, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JEFFREY COHEN, Personally and as Sole
Shareholder of RB ENTERTAINMENT
VENTURES, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JOHN TINSLEY and REGULATORY
INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-mc-210

ORDER
AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2017, after considering the Motion for Relief of
Judgment Pursuant to FRCP Rule 60(d) filed by the pro se plaintiff, Jeffrey Cohen, personally
and as the sole shareholder of RB Entertainment Ventures, LLC (Doc. No. 1), and the
application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 5); and after also considering the pertinent
documents filed in the matter of Cohen, et al. v. Tinsley, et al., No. 16-cv-3169 in the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland, which is where this action originated; and for
the reasons set forth in the separately-filed memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED as
follows:
1.

The application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 5) is GRANTED IN

PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
a.

The application to proceed in forma pauperis, to the extent that it seeks

leave for Jeffrey Cohen to proceed in forma pauperis, is GRANTED, and Jeffrey Cohen has
leave to proceed in forma pauperis to the extent that he is asserting claims in this case in his
personal capacity;

b.

The plaintiff, Jeffrey Cohen, #58021-037, shall pay the full filing of $350

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). Based on the plaintiff’s financial statement, an initial partial
filing fee of $52.20 is assessed. The Warden or other appropriate official at FCI Hazelton, where
the plaintiff is presently confined, or at any other correctional facility at which the plaintiff may
be confined, is directed to deduct $52.50 from the plaintiff’s prisoner account, when such funds
become available, and forward that amount to the Clerk of the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2609 U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA 19106, to be
credited to 16-mc-210.

Thereafter, until the full filing fee is paid, the Warden or other

appropriate official at FCI Hazelton or at any prison at which the plaintiff may be confined, shall
deduct from the plaintiff’s account, each time that the plaintiff’s prisoner account exceeds $10, a
monthly amount no greater than 20 percent of the money credited to his account during the
preceding month and forward that amount to the Clerk of Court at the address provided above to
be credited to 16-mc-210; and
c.

The application to proceed in forma pauperis, to the extent that it seeks

leave for RB Entertainment Ventures, LLC to proceed in forma pauperis, is DENIED;
2.

The Motion for Relief of Judgment Pursuant to FRCP Rule 60(d) (Doc. No. 1) is

DENIED and this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and
3.

The clerk of court shall mark this matter as CLOSED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Edward G. Smith
EDWARD G. SMITH, J.

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