WILLIAMSON v. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PRISON et al

Filing 3

ORDER THAT LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED. PLAINTIFF SHALL PAY THE $350.00 FILING FEE. PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT IS DISMISED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR THE REASONS DISCUSSED IN THIS COURT'S ACCOMPANYING MEMORANDUM. PLAINTIFF IS G IVEN LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, UPON THE FILING OF AN AMENDED COMPLAINT, THE CLERK SHALL NOT MAKE SERVICE UNITL SO ORDERED BY THE COURT. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IS DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THE CLEKR SHALL SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE WARDEN OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. THIS CASE SHALL BE MARKED CLOSEDD FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 5/9/12. 5/10/12 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE PETITIONER AND FAXED TO WARDEN. (jpd)

IN THE UNITED STATES IDISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

f\LEO

v.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PRISON, et al.
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AND NOW, this

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MA'l - 9 20\2

NO. 12-2333

'" 'NZ Clerk
~~CHAEL~ ""'oep.C\etk

DE R

day of May, 2012, upon

consideration of plaintiff's prose civil rights complaint and
his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, IT IS ORDERED that:

fllorma

. '

1.

.
L eave to procee d 1n

2.

Plaintiff, Matthew Wjlliamson, #14865, shall

pauper1s 1s GRANTED.

pay in installments the full filing fee of $350.

Based on the

financial information provided by p]aintiff, an initial partial
filing fee of $7.00 is assessed.

TJe Warden or other appropriate

official at the Northampton County dorrectional Facility or at
any other prison at which plaintiff may be incarcerated is
directed to deduct $7.00 from plaintiiff's inmate trust fund
account, when such funds become avaJlable, and forward that
amount to the Clerk of the

Uni~ed

s1ates District Court for the

Eastern District of Pennsylvan1a, 2109 U.S. Courthouse,
Philadelphia,
2333.

PA 19106, to be credijed to Civil Action No. 12-

After the initial partial filing fee is collected and

until the full filing fee is paid, ihe Warden or other
appropriate official at the

Northam~ton

Facility or at any prison at which

County Correctional

~laintiff

may be incarcerated,

shall deduct from plaintiff's accoubt, each time that plaintiff's
I

inmate trust fund account exceeds $10, an 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
2333.

c~edited

to Civil Action No. 12-

I

3.

Plaintiff's

prejudice for the reasons
Memorandum.

complai~t
discusse~

is DISMISSED without
in the Court's accompanying

Plaintiff is given leJve to file an amended

complaint within thirty (30) days olf the date of this Order.
Upon the filing of an amended complaint, the Clerk shall not make
service until so ORDERED by the
4.

Co~rt.

Plaintiff's motion ]or appointment of counsel is

DENIED without prejudice.
5.

The Clerk of Court 's directed to send a copy of

this order to the Warden of the Nollthampton County Correctional
Facility.
6.

This case shall be marked CLOSED for statistical

purposes.

BY THE COURT: