Jones v. Hall et al

Filing 4

ORDER of Deficiency directing the Clerk to file the complaint as of the date the complaint was received. Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to pay the full filing fee or to submit the necessary documen ts. The Clerk is DIRECTED to send plaintiff an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff is hereby NOTIFIED that if he fails to fully comply with this Order within the time required, the court shall presume that plaintiff is not a pauper, shall assess the full amount of fees, and shall order the case dismissed for want of prosecution. Signed by District Judge Thomas W Phillips on July 15, 2010. (copy and ifp application mailed to Mr. Jones) (AYB)

Jones v. Hall et al

Doc. 4

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE JAMES A. JONES, JR. #108376, Plaintiff, v. TONY HALL, JOEY MATTINA, JANE DOE, and KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. ORDER OF DEFICIENCY The court is in receipt of a pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which the Clerk is DIRECTED to file as of the date the complaint was received. Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, a prisoner who files a complaint in a district court must tender the full filing fee or he must file (1) an application to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of fees and (2) a certified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous six-month period. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 filing fee nor has he submitted the proper documents to proceed in forma pauperis.1 3:10-cv-247

In a letter accompanying the complaint, which was received by the court on June 1, 2010, plaintiff stated that his application to proceed in forma pauperis had been forwarded to the prison's Trust Fund Account Department for processing and would be sent to the court in a few weeks. The court has yet to receive the application.

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Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to pay the full filing fee or to submit the necessary documents. The Clerk is DIRECTED to send plaintiff an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff is hereby NOTIFIED that if he fails to fully comply with this Order within the time required, the court shall presume that plaintiff is not a pauper, shall assess the full amount of fees, and shall order the case dismissed for want of prosecution. ENTER: s/ Thomas W. Phillips United States District Judge

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