Murdock v. Bruce et al

Filing 3

ORDER: The plaintiff is hereby GRANTED 30 days from the date of entry of this order on the docket in which to either pay the full filing fee of $350 or submit the aforementioned certified statement from the custodian of his inmate trust account. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 12/20/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

MARSHALL H. MURDOCK
Plaintiff,

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v.
PATSY BRUCE, et al.
Defendants.

No. 3:12-1244
Judge Sharp

O R D E R
The plaintiff is an inmate at the Riverbend Maximum Security
Institution in Nashville. He has submitted a pro se complaint
(Docket Entry No.1) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and an application to
proceed in forma pauperis (Docket Entry No.2).
A prisoner seeking pauper status must include “a certified
copy

of

the

trust

fund

account

statement

(or

institutional

equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately
preceding the filing of the complaint” along with his application
to

proceed

in

forma

pauperis.

28

U.S.C.

§

1915(a)(2).

Unfortunately, the plaintiff has neglected to provide such a
statement.
Accordingly, the plaintiff is hereby GRANTED thirty (30) days
from the date of entry of this order on the docket in which to
either pay the full filing fee of three hundred fifty dollars
($350) or submit the aforementioned certified statement from the

custodian of his inmate trust account.
The plaintiff is forewarned that, should he fail to timely
comply with the instructions of the Court, his application to
proceed in forma pauperis will be denied, the filing fee of three
hundred fifty dollars ($350) will be assessed against him and
collected from his inmate trust account, and this action will be
dismissed for failure to comply with the instructions of the Court
and for want of prosecution. McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601,
605 (6th Cir.1997); Rule 41(b), Fed. R. Civ. P.
It is so ORDERED.

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Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge