Jones v. Stidham et al

Filing 78

OPINION. Signed by Judge James P. Jones on 8/9/2018. (slt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ROANOKE DIVISION

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DEMOND L. JONES,
Plaintiff,
v.
DANIEL S. STIDHAM, ET AL.,
Defendants.

Case No. 7:16CV00559
OPINION
By: James P. Jones
United States District Judge

Demond L. Jones, Pro Se Plaintiff; Margaret Hoehl O’Shea, Office of the
Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Defendants.
Demond L. Jones, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jones was released from prison on June 5, 2018, and is no
longer subject to the provisions of the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act that allowed
him to pay the $350 filing fee via installments. Orders entered June 14 and July
26, 2018, directed Jones to submit, within a set time period, the filing fee owed and
the applicable administrative fee for a total of $400 or to otherwise respond. He
was advised that he could apply to proceed in forma pauperis and was provided the
appropriate form for doing so. Jones was advised that a failure to comply within
the time limits set out in the orders would result in dismissal of this action without
prejudice.

The time allotted for Jones to respond has passed, and he has failed to
comply with the described conditions. Accordingly, I will dismiss the action
without prejudice and cancel the trial scheduled for August 14-15, 2018, in
Abingdon.
A separate Final Order will be entered herewith.
DATED: August 9, 2018
/s/ James P. Jones
United States District Judge

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