TAYLOR

Filing 13

ORDER THAT ANDRE TAYLOR'S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. & 1915. ANDRE TAYLOR #NN-2466, SHALL PAY THE FULL FILING OF $350 IN INSTALLMENTS, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. &1915 (b), REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF T HIS CASE. THE COURT DIRECTS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION-DALLAS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL TO ASSESS AN INITIAL FILING FEE OF 20%. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ST ATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION-DALLAS. THE AMENDED COMPLAINT IS DEEMED FILED. TAYLOR'S AMENDED COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. & 1915 (e)(2)(B)(ii), FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THIS COURT'S MEMORANDUM. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE C. DARNELL JONES, II ON 1/6/22. 1/7/22 ENTERED AND E-MAILED TO WARDEN OF SCI DALLAS, NOT MAILED TO PRO SE.(JL)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ANDRE TAYLOR,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JENNIFER MARY HOFFMAN, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-CV-5837

ORDER
AND NOW, this 6th day of January, 2022, upon consideration of Andre Taylor’s
Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 10), Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement
(ECF No. 11), and pro se Amended Complaint (ECF No. 7), it is ORDERED that:
1.

Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

2.

Andre Taylor, #NN-2466, shall pay the full filing fee of $350 in installments,

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b), regardless of the outcome of this case. The Court directs the
Superintendent of State Correctional Institution – Dallas or other appropriate official to assess an
initial filing fee of 20% of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to Taylor’s inmate
account; or (b) the average monthly balance in Taylor’s inmate account for the six-month period
immediately preceding the filing of this case. The Superintendent or other appropriate official
shall calculate, collect, and forward the initial payment assessed pursuant to this Order to the
Court with a reference to the docket number for this case. In each succeeding month when the
amount in Taylor’s inmate trust fund account exceeds $10.00, the Superintendent or other
appropriate official shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the preceding
month’s income credited to Taylor’s inmate account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall
refer to the docket number for this case.

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3.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order to the

Superintendent of State Correctional Institution – Dallas.
4.

The Amended Complaint (ECF No. 7) is DEEMED filed.

5.

Taylor’s Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure

to state a claim, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), and for seeking monetary relief from a
defendant who is immune from such relief pursuant to § 1915(e)(2)(B)(iii), for the reasons stated
in the Court’s Memorandum.
6.

The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Hon. C. Darnell Jones II
C. DARNELL JONES, II, J.