Goodwill v. Urmanski et al

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Chief Judge William C Griesbach on 4/18/2018 Denying as moot 6 Motion to Impeach Judicial Records. Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice. (cc: Plaintiff via US Mail) (Griesbach, William)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

REV JASON GOODWILL,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 18-C-129

JOEL URMANSKI, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER

Plaintiff Rev Jason Goodwill, who is currently representing himself, filed this action on
January 25, 2018. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), a prisoner plaintiff is required to pay the
statutory filing fee of $400.00 for a federal lawsuit. If a prisoner does not have the money to pay
the filing fee up front, he can request leave to proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee in
order to pay the fee over time. To proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee, the prisoner
must complete a petition and affidavit explaining that he is unable to pay the fees and return it to the
court with a certified copy of his trust account statement showing transactions for the prior six
months. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
On January 25, 2018, the Clerk of Court sent Plaintiff a letter, instructing him to either pay
the filing fee or submit a motion for leave to proceed without prepaying the full filing fee, along with
the affidavit and a certified copy of his prisoner trust account statement for the preceding six months.
Plaintiff did not respond to the Clerk’s letter. The court ordered Plaintiff, on February 28, 2018, to
either pay the filing fee or submit a motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the full filing
fee. The order indicated that Plaintiff’s failure to take these steps by March 21, 2018 would result

in the dismissal of his complaint. Court records show that Plaintiff has neither paid the full filing fee
for this action nor submitted a motion for leave to proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee.
It appears Plaintiff is not diligently prosecuting this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Civil L.R.
41(c) (E.D. Wis.).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to impeach judicial records (ECF No.
6) is DENIED AS MOOT.
Dated this 18th day of April, 2018.
s/ William C. Griesbach
William C. Griesbach, Chief Judge
United States District Court

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