Gard v. Dooley et al

Filing 9

ORDER granting 6 Motion to Extend - Plaintiff shall have until March 16, 2015 to pay the initial partial filing fee of $28.50; denying 7 Motion to Use Frozen Funds. Signed by US Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on 1/15/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Miller v. Weber opinion re: frozen funds usage) (CG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
REX GARD,

4:14-CV-04179-LLP
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTIONS

vs.
BOB DOOLEY, CHIEF WARDEN,
INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;
DENNY KAEMINGK, SECRETARY OF
CORRECTIONS, INDIVIDUAL AND
OFFICIAL CAPACITY; DR. MARY
CARPENTER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR,
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPT. OF HEALTH,
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES,
INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;
GEORGE DEGLMAN, UNIT MANAGER,
INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;
TAMMY DEJONG, UNIT STAFF,
INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;
KELLY SWANSON, NURSE
SUPERVISOR, INDIVIDUAL AND
OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AND OTHER
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STAFF,
UNKNOWN TO ME AT THIS TIME,
EACH IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND
OFFICIAL CAPACITIES;
Defendants.
Pending is Plaintiff’s Motion for Extension of Time to Pay Initial Partial
Filing Fee (Docket 6) which requests an extension of 60 days to remit the
initial partial filing fee ordered by the court.

Also pending is Plaintiff’s Motion for Court Order to Access Frozen
Funds (Docket 7). Plaintiff states the prison refuses to permit him access to
the frozen funds in his prisoner trust account in order that he may pay the
initial partial filing fee. Plaintiff alleges “Warden Dooley’s refusal is an
attempt to impede his access to the Court system in retaliation for filing Civil
13-4062 and Civil 14-4023.” Plaintiff’s assertion is wholly without merit and
the prison is, in fact, following this court’s directive.1
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Extension (Docket 6) is GRANTED. Plaintiff

shall have until March 16, 2015, to pay the initial partial filing fee of $28.50.
2.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Court Order (Docket 7) is DENIED.

DATED this 15th day of January, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

VERONICA L. DUFFY
United States Magistrate Judge

1

See Miller v. Weber, CIV. 11-4176, Doc. 13 (D.S.D. filed Jan. 23, 2013)(copy attached).

2