Butler, Sean v. Huibregtse, Peter

Filing 21

ORDER that the portion of the appellate in forma pauperis order entered in this case and stating that the remainder of the $455 fee is due in monthly installments is VACATED. Petitioner's institution will be notified that they should no longer use the procedure outlined in the PLRA to collect the remainder of the filing fee of this petitioner with respect to this case. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 3/16/2012. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SEAN B. BUTLER,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-128-bbc
v.
PETER HUIBREGTSE,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ARMANDO P. RODRIGUEZ,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-355-bbc
v.
JUDY SMITH,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JAMES ADAM JACKSON,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-373-bbc
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
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FRANCISCO JAVIER ESTRADA,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-465-bbc
v.
WARDEN HOLINKA,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND LEE, SR.,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-681-bbc
v.
JOHN PAQUIN,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JERRY MEANS,
ORDER
Petitioner,
10-cv-715-bbc
v.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JONATHAN McCORD,
ORDER
Petitioner,
11-cv-180-bbc
v.
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ROBERT HUMPHREYS, RANDY GASSER,
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, and
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RONALD P. LANE,
ORDER
Petitioner,
11-cv-458-bbc
v.
WILLIAM POLLARD,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In each of these habeas corpus actions, the court granted the respective petitioner’s
motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. In each order, the court wrote the
following: “Further, the clerk of court is requested to make sure that the court’s financial
records reflect petitioner’s obligation to pay the [initial partial payment assessed in that case]
and the remainder of the $455 fee in monthly installments.” In an order issued on March
15, 2012 in petitioner Ronald Lane’s case, 11-cv-458-bbc, the Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit pointed out:
[Although] the district court is “authorized to assess an initial partial
filing fee in cases in which the [Prison Litigation Reform Act] does not apply,
Longbehn v. United States, 169 F.3d 1082, 1083 (7th Cir. 1999), . . . the
district court should not be using the procedure outlined in 28 U.S.C. §
1915(b)(2) to collect unpaid portions of filing fees owed by prisoners in
habeas corpus actions . . . .”
Lane v. Pollard, Case No. 11-3178 (7th Cir. Mar. 15, 2012). Accordingly, I will vacate the

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portion of the in forma pauperis order relating to appellate filing fees in each of these cases
stating that the remainder of the $455 fee is due in monthly installments. This does not
mean that any of the petitioners who have already had funds withdrawn from their accounts
to pay the remainder of their fees are entitled to refunds of those amounts. Webb v.
Anderson, 224 F.3d 649, 653-54 (prisoner incorrectly ordered to pay remainder of habeas
appellate fee under PLRA not entitled to refund of withdrawn funds.)

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the portion of the appellate in forma pauperis order entered
in each of these cases and stating that the remainder of the $455 fee is due in monthly
installments in each of the above-captioned cases is VACATED. Each of the petitioners’
respective institutions will be notified that they should no longer use the procedure outlined
in the PLRA to collect the remainder of the filing fees of these petitioners.
Entered this 16th day of March, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge

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