Mosley v. Bowden et al

Filing 12

ORDER: Plaintiffs Motion to Seal Document and replace it with a redacted copy 6 is Granted. The plaintiff has neglected to sign his application to proceedon appeal in forma pauperis. Therefore, the Court can not yet rule upon the merits of the appl ication. See Rule 11(a), Fed. R. Civ. P. (an unsigned pleading shall be stricken unless omission of the signature is corrected promptly). Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to return the plaintiff'sunsigned application to him. The plaintiff shall sign the application and forward it to the Clerks Office within 14 days of its receipt. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 7/11/11. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA DIVISION

BOBBY JAMES MOSLEY, JR.
Plaintiff,
v.
STEVEN S. BOWDEN, et al.
Defendants.

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No. 1:11-0044
Judge Trauger

O R D E R
On June 21, 2011, an order (Docket Entry No.5) was entered
dismissing the instant pro se § 1983 prisoner action as untimely.
Since the entry of that order, the plaintiff has filed a
Motion to Seal Document (Docket Entry No.6), a Notice of Appeal
(Docket Entry No.10), and an application to proceed on appeal in
forma pauperis (Docket Entry No.11).
In his Motion to Seal Document, the plaintiff seeks to have
Exhibit 8 to his complaint, a criminal judgment form for an
aggravated robbery conviction, sealed and replaced by a redacted
copy of the form. Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal Document and replace
it with a redacted copy is GRANTED.
The plaintiff has neglected to sign his application to proceed
on appeal in forma pauperis. Therefore, the Court can not yet rule
upon the merits of the application. See Rule 11(a), Fed. R. Civ. P.
(an unsigned pleading shall be stricken unless omission of the

signature is corrected promptly).
Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to return the plaintiff’s
unsigned

application

to

him.

The

plaintiff

shall

sign

the

application and forward it to the Clerk’s Office within fourteen
(14) days of its receipt.
It is so ORDERED.

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Aleta A. Trauger
United States District Judge