Moore v. Anderson County Detention Facility

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of entry 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 i n 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 and/or failure to comply with Court orders. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 6/12/2017. (BJL, )*Mailed to Donald E. Moore, along with an in forma pauperis application as directed by the Court.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
DONALD E. MOORE,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDERSON COUNTY DETENTION
FACILITY,
Defendant.

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No.: 3:17-CV-244-HSM-HBG

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This is a pro se prisoner’s civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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 required $400.00
filing fee, nor has be submitted the proper documents to proceed in forma pauperis. Specifically,
Plaintiff has not filed a certified copy of his inmate trust account for the previous six-month
period.
Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the date of entry 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 and/or failure to comply with Court orders.

SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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