Odom v. South Carolina, State of et al

Filing 11

ORDER directing Clerk not to authorize service and advising plaintiff to notify Clerk in writing of any change of address. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 8/25/2016. (mcot, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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State of South Carolina, Jason King;
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Charles Patrick; Judge Mullins; S.C.
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Budget & Control Board; Judge James
Gosnell; Governor Nikki Haley; Mayor Joe )
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Riley; Mayor Keith Sumney; Judge
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Garfinkel; Judge Kristi Harrington; Judge
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Jefferson; State Attorney Alan Wilson;
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P.D. Ashley Pennington; Prosecutor
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Scarlett Wilson; Michael Grant; Dollar
Tree; MUSC; Dr. Stephanie Montgomery; )
CARTA Bus Co.; CARTA Bus Wheelchair )
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Lift Manufacturer; CARTA Bus Insurer;
CARTA Bus Driver John; Officer Cherry; )
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Officer Ho; Unknown Police Officer;
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Officer Tugya; Charleston Police Dep’t;
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City of North Charleston Police Dep’t;
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City of Charleston Taxpayers; S.C. State
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Taxpayers; County of Charleston
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Taxpayers; City of North Charleston
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Taxpayers; CHAMPUS; FNU LNU, FNU
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LNU; and Officer Richardson.
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Defendants.
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Christopher Odom,

C/A No. 5:16-cv-02674-RMG-KDW

ORDER

This is a civil action filed by a pro se litigant. Under Local Civil Rule 73.02(B)(2) (D.S.C.),
pretrial proceedings in this action have been referred to the assigned United States Magistrate
Judge.
PAYMENT OF THE FILING FEE:
Plaintiff has submitted an Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit
(Form AO 240), which is construed as a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. See 28
U.S.C. § 1915. A review of the Motion reveals that Plaintiff should be relieved of the obligation to
prepay the full filing fee. Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is granted,
subject to the court’s right to require a payment if Plaintiff’s financial condition changes, and to tax

fees and costs against Plaintiff at the conclusion of this case if the court finds the case to be without
merit. See Flint v. Haynes, 651 F.2d 970, 972-74 (4th Cir. 1981).
TO THE CLERK OF COURT:
The Clerk of Court is directed not to issue any summonses or forward this matter to the
United States Marshal for service of process at this time because the case is subject to summary
dismissal as stated in the Report and Recommendation issued contemporaneously with this Order.
TO PLAINTIFF:
Plaintiff must place the civil action number listed above on any document provided to the
court pursuant to this Order. Any future filings in this case must be sent to the address below.
All documents requiring Plaintiff’s signature shall be signed with Plaintiff’s full legal name written
in Plaintiff’s own handwriting. Pro se litigants shall not use the “s/typed name” format used in the
Electronic Case Filing System. In all future filings with this court, Plaintiff is directed to use lettersized (8½ inches by 11 inches) paper only, to write or type text on one side of a sheet of paper only
and not to write or type on both sides of any sheet of paper. Plaintiff is further instructed not to
write to the edge of the paper, but to maintain one inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides of
each paper submitted.
Plaintiff is a pro se litigant. Plaintiff’s attention is directed to the following important notice:
You are ordered to always keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing (Post Office
Box 2317, Florence, South Carolina 29503) if your address changes for any reason,
so as to assure that orders or other matters that specify deadlines for you to meet will
be received by you. If as a result of your failure to comply with this Order, you fail
to meet a deadline set by this court, your case may be dismissed for violating this
Order. Therefore, if you have a change of address before this case is ended, you must
comply with this Order by immediately advising the Clerk of Court in writing of
such change of address and providing the court with the docket number of all
pending cases you have filed with this court. Your failure to do so will not be
excused by the court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

August 25, 2016
Florence, South Carolina

Kaymani D. West
United States Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff’s attention is directed to the important warning on the next page.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION .... PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
WARNING TO PRO SE PARTY OR NONPARTY FILERS
All Documents That You File with the Court Will Be Available to the Public on the
Internet Through Pacer (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) and the Court’s Electronic
Case Filing System. CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHOULD
NOT BE INCLUDED IN OR SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM ALL DOCUMENTS
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS TO THE COURT FOR FILING.
Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for privacy protection of
electronic or paper filings made with the court. Rule 5.2 applies to ALL documents submitted for
filing, including pleadings, exhibits to pleadings, discovery responses, and any other document
submitted by any party or nonparty for filing. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a party or
nonparty filer should not put certain types of an individual’s personal identifying information in
documents submitted for filing to any United States District Court. If it is necessary to file a
document that already contains personal identifying information, the personal identifying
information should be “blacked out” or redacted prior to submitting the document to the Clerk
of Court for filing. A person filing any document containing their own personal identifying
information waives the protection of Rule 5.2(a) by filing the information without redaction and
not under seal.
1. Personal information protected by Rule 5.2(a):
(a) Social Security and Taxpayer identification numbers. If an individual’s social security
number or a taxpayer identification number must be included in a document, the filer may
include only the last four digits of that number.
(b) Names of Minor Children. If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned, the filer
may include only the initials of that child.
(c) Dates of Birth. If an individual’s date of birth must be included in a document, the filer may
include only the year of birth.
(d) Financial Account Numbers. If financial account numbers are relevant, the filer may
include only the last four digits of these numbers.
2. Protection of other sensitive personal information -- such as driver’s license numbers and alien
registration numbers -- may be sought under Rule 5.2(d)(Filings Made Under Seal) and (e)
(protective orders).