Durley v. Kuffenkam et al

Filing 13

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 5/10/2024. 4 Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction DENIED AS MOOT. Case DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to pay filing fee and to comply with court order. Agency havin g custody of plaintiff to collect $405 filing fee from plaintiff's prison trust account under 28 USC §1915(b)(2). (cc: all counsel and mailed to Warden and Timothy Durley at Waupun Correctional Institution)(cb) (Main Document 13 replaced on 5/10/2024 to reflect that dismissal is without prejudice) (cb).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
______________________________________________________________________________
TIMOTHY DURLEY,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 24-cv-257-pp

KERRY L. KUFFENKAM, et al.,
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________________
ORDER DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION (DKT. NO. 4) AND DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE
FOR FAILURE TO PAY FULL $405 FILING FEE
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On April 9, 2024, the court issued an order denying the plaintiff’s motion
for leave to proceed without prepaying the filing fee because he has
accumulated three strikes and the complaint did not allege that he is in
imminent danger of serious physical injury. Dkt. No. 12. The court ordered that
if the plaintiff wanted to proceed with this lawsuit, he must prepay the full
$405 filing fee by May 3, 2024. Id. at 7. The court advised the plaintiff that if
he did not pay the filing fee by May 3, 2024, the court would dismiss the case
without prejudice and without further notice. Id. The court deferred ruling on
the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction (Dkt. No. 4) pending payment
of the filing fee. Id. at 8.
The May 3, 2024 deadline has passed, and the court has not received the
$405 filing fee. The court will enforce its previous order and dismiss the
complaint without prejudice. The court will deny the plaintiff’s motion for a
preliminary injunction as moot.

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The court DENIES AS MOOT the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary
injunction. Dkt. No. 4.
The court ORDERS that the plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to pay the filing fee and failure to comply
with the court’s order. The clerk will enter judgment accordingly.
The court ORDERS that under 28 U.S.C. §1915(b)(1), the plaintiff is
required to pay the full $405 filing fee. The agency that has custody of the
plaintiff shall collect from his institution trust account the $405 filing fee by
collecting monthly payments from the plaintiff’s prison trust account in an
amount equal to 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to the plaintiff’s
trust account and forwarding payments to the clerk of court each time the
amount in the account exceeds $10 in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §1915(b)(2).
The agency shall clearly identify the payments by the case name and number.
If the plaintiff transfers to another county, state or federal institution, the
transferring institution shall forward a copy of this order, along with the
plaintiff’s remaining balance, to the receiving institution.
The court will send a copy of this order to the Warden at Waupun
Correctional Institution where the plaintiff is incarcerated.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 10th day of May, 2024.
BY THE COURT:
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HON. PAMELA PEPPER
Chief United States District Judge

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