Saville v. Winston et al

Filing 11

ORDER granting 2 MOTION/APPLICATION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. Copy to TDCJ Office of General Counsel and to Inmate Trust Fund.(dperez, 3)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
JIMMY D. SAVILLE,
Plaintiff,
VS.
WINSTON, et al,
Defendants.

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August 23, 2017
David J. Bradley, Clerk

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-80

ORDER
The plaintiff, Jimmy Saville (TDCJ #01366096), has filed a complaint under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 claiming deliberate indifference to his safety and his serious medical
needs. He requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 2).
This case is governed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (the “PLRA”), 28
U.S.C. § 1915(b), which requires prisoners to pay an initial partial filing fee. The PLRA
also requires prisoners to pay thereafter the balance of the $350.00 filing fee for indigent
litigants.
Based on the certified inmate trust account statement attached to plaintiff’s
motion, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1.

The application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 2) is

GRANTED.
2.

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Saville is not assessed an initial partial filing fee.

3.

Saville shall pay the $350.00 filing fee in periodic installments as required

by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). The agency having custody of Saville shall collect this amount
from Saville’s trust account, when funds are available, and forward it to the Clerk.
4.

Saville is responsible for signing all consents and other documents required

by the agency having custody of Saville to authorize the necessary withdrawal from
Saville’s inmate trust account.
5.

No amendments or supplements to the complaint will be filed without prior

Court approval. A complete amended complaint will be attached to any motion to
amend. Any pleadings or other papers filed in violation of these directives, including any
pleadings or other papers which contain any new claims or any new factual allegations
not already explicitly raised in: (1) the original complaint, (2) any court approved
amendments or supplements to the original complaint, or (3) in response to an Order for
More Definite Statement, shall automatically be STRICKEN from the record without
further notice and will be of no force or effect in this lawsuit. Any pleadings or other
papers filed in violation of these directives in this paragraph may also subject the plaintiff
to other sanctions, including the dismissal of this suit for failure to comply with court
orders, if appropriate.
7.

The plaintiff must notify the court of any change of address by filing a

written notice of change of address with the Clerk. Failure to file such notice may result
in this case being dismissed for want of prosecution.

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NOTICE TO THE PLAINTIFF:
A.

Although you have been granted permission to proceed as a pauper, you

must pay the full filing fee when funds are available under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). If you
do not wish to pay the full filing fee you must notify the court in writing, by letter or
motion, advising that you do not wish to prosecute this civil action. Your notice must be
received by the Court within 30 days of the date of this order.
B.

Payment of all or any part of the full filing fee will not prevent dismissal of

the complaint if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may
be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. If
the case is dismissed on any of those grounds before payment of the entire filing fee, the
plaintiff must still pay the entire filing fee. When a prisoner has had three or more prior
actions or appeals dismissed for being frivolous or malicious or failing to state a claim
upon which relief may be granted, federal law prohibits the prisoner from bringing any
more actions or appeals in forma pauperis unless the plaintiff is in imminent danger of
serious physical injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
C.

State law requires the forfeiture of good conduct time credits as a sanction

for any state or federal lawsuit brought by an inmate while in the custody of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, or confined in county jail awaiting transfer to TDCJ, that
is dismissed as frivolous or malicious. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 498.0045. This
sanction extends to frivolous proceedings arising from an application for writ of habeas
corpus if brought for the purpose of abusing judicial resources. See id. § 498.0045(a).

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The Clerk will send a copy of this order to the parties and will also provide a copy
of this order to (1) the TDCJ - Office of the General Counsel, Capitol Station, P.O. Box
13084, Austin, Texas, 78711, Fax: [phone]; and (2) the Inmate Trust Fund, P.O.
Box 629, Huntsville, Texas 77342-0629, Fax: [phone].
SIGNED at Galveston, Texas, this 23rd day of August, 2017.

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George C. Hanks Jr.
United States District Judge

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