Peters v. Stephens et al

Filing 3

ORDER: Tthe plaintiff is DIRECTED to submit his trust fund account statement(s) from each institution in which he has been housed during the six-month period preceding the filing of his complaint, in compliance with § 1915 (a)(2). The plaintif fs submission must state the docket number of this case on its face (No. 3:12-cv-289). The Court may not address the merits of the plaintiffs application, or his complaint, until the trust fund account statements have been filed. The plaintiff MUS T submit the documentation requested within 30 days of the date of entry of this order on the docket. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 4/15/13. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
BRANDON DARNELL PETERS,
Plaintiff,
v.
MELINDA STEPHENS and
WILLIAM STEWART,
Defendants.

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No. 3:13-cv-00289
Judge Sharp

ORDER
Plaintiff Brandon Darnell Peters, a pretrial detainee held in the Montgomery County Jail in
Clarksville, Tennessee, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (ECF No. 1), along with an
Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2). The application, however, is not accompanied by
a “certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . . , obtained from the appropriate official
of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined” during that 6-month period, as required by 28
U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) (emphasis added).
Accordingly, the plaintiff is DIRECTED to submit his trust fund account statement(s) from each
institution in which he has been housed during the six-month period preceding the filing of his complaint,
in compliance with § 1915(a)(2). The plaintiff’s submission must state the docket number of this case on
its face (No. 3:12-cv-289). The Court may not address the merits of the plaintiff’s application, or his
complaint, until the trust fund account statements have been filed.
The plaintiff MUST submit the documentation requested within 30 days of the date of entry of this
order on the docket. The plaintiff’s failure to do so, or alternatively to request an extension of time for
doing so, within that 30 day period may result in the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims for failure to
prosecute and failure to comply with court order.
It is so ORDERED.
Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge