WILLIAMS v. PENN DENTAL MEDICINE

Filing 6

ORDER THAT LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED. JEROME WILLIAMS, #LF-4307, SHALL PAY THE FULL FILING FEE OF $350 IN INSTALLMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS CASE. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE SUPERINDENDENT OF SCI COAL TOWNSHIP. THE COMPLAINT IS DEEMED FILED. THE CLERK OF COURT OF COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 11/22/24. 11/22/24 ENTERED AND COPIES NOT MAILED TO PRO SE. (mbh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JEROME WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.
PENN DENTAL MEDICINE,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-CV-5086

ORDER
AND NOW, this 22nd day of November, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff Jerome
Williams’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. No. 1), Prisoner Trust Fund Account
Statement (Doc. No. 3), and pro se Complaint (Doc. No. 2), it is ORDERED that:
1.

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

2.

Jerome Williams, #LF-4307, 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 SCI Coal Township or other appropriate official to assess an initial filing fee
of 20% of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to Williams’s inmate account; or (b)
the average monthly balance in Williams’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
Williams’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 Williams’s inmate account until the fees are paid. Each payment shall refer
to the docket number for this case.

3.

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

Superintendent of SCI Coal Township.
4.

The Complaint is DEEMED filed.

5.

For the reasons stated in the Court’s Memorandum, Williams’s Complaint is

DISMISSED as follows:
a. All federal law claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim.
b. All state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction.
6.

The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
/s/Karen Spencer Marston
KAREN SPENCER MARSTON, J.

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