Bowman v. Morgan County Correctional Complex et al
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, plaintiff has not submitted acertified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous six-month period. Plaintiff shall have 30 days from the date of this Order to pay the full filing fee or to submit the ne cessary 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. Signed by Chief District Judge Thomas A Varlan on 7/13/15. (c/m along with ifp docs)(ADA)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
KEVIN BOWMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL
COMPLEX (MCCX); TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION (TDOC); and
CORRIZAN MENTAL HEALTH COMPANY,
Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The Court is in receipt of a pro se complaint for violation of civil rights pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 [Doc. 1] and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
[Doc. 2]. 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. Specifically, plaintiff has not submitted a
certified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous six-month period.
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 A. Varlan
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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