Pentinmaki, Oliver A. Jr. v. Morgan, Deidre et al

Filing 4

Order on ifp request: Initial partial filing fee of $.38 assessed. Initial partial filing fee due 7/16/2010. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 6/25/2010. (eds),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

OLIVER A. PENTINMAKI, JR. P l a in t i f f , v. 1 0 -c v -3 2 5 -s lc W ard en DEIDRE MORGAN, et al., Defendants. O L IV E R A. PENTINMAKI, JR. P l a in t i f f , v. 1 0 -c v -3 2 6 -s lc W ard en DEIDRE MORGAN, et al., Defendants. O L IV E R A. PENTINMAKI, JR. P l a in t i f f , v. 1 0 -c v -3 2 7 -s lc D epu ty Director THOMAS SPEECH, et al., D e fe n d a n t s . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O L IV E R A. PENTINMAKI, JR. P l a in t i f f , v. 10-cv-337-slc W ard en DEIDRE MORGAN, et al., D e fe n d a n t s . ORDER ORDER ORDER ORDER

_____________________________________________________________________________________ In an order dated June 24, 2010, this court severed plaintiff's amended complaints filed in Pentinmaki v. Morgan, 10-cv-194-slc, into four new cases as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 20. Plaintiff has asked for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Because plaintiff is a prisoner, he is subject to the 1996 Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. This means that before this court may decide whether he can proceed in forma pauperis, he will have to make an initial partial payments of the filing fees for each action. From the most recent trust fund account statement plaintiff

has submitted, I calculate his initial partial payment in each case to be $0.38. If plaintiff does not have the money to make the initial partial payments in his regular account, he will have to arrange with prison authorities to pay some or all of the assessment from his release account. This does not mean that plaintiff is free to ask prison authorities to pay all of his filing fees from his release account. The only amounts plaintiff must pay at this time are the $0.38 initial partial payments. Before prison officials take any portion of these amounts from plaintiff's release account, they may first take from plaintiff's regular account whatever amount up to the full amount plaintiff owes. Plaintiff should show a copy of this order to prison officials to insure that they are aware they should send plaintiff's initial partial payments to this court.

ORDER IT IS ORDERED that 1. Plaintiff is assessed $0.38 as an initial partial payment of the $350 fee for filing case no. 10-cv-325-slc. He is to submit a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $0.38 on or before July 16, 2010. 2. Plaintiff is assessed $0.38 as an initial partial payment of the $350 fee for filing case no. 10-cv-326-slc. He is to submit a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $0.38 on or before July 16, 2010. 3. Plaintiff is assessed $0.38 as an initial partial payment of the $350 fee for filing case no. 10-cv-327-slc. He is to submit a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $0.38 on or before July 16, 2010. 4. Plaintiff is assessed $0.38 as an initial partial payment of the $350 fee for filing case no. 10-cv-337-slc. He is to submit a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $0.38 on or before July 16, 2010.

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If, by July 16, 2010, plaintiff fails to make the initial partial payments or show cause for his failure to do so, he will be held to have withdrawn these actions voluntarily. In that event, the clerk of court is directed to close the files without prejudice to plaintiff's filing his cases at a later date.

Entered this 25th day of June, 2010. BY THE COURT: /s/ STEPHEN L. CROCKER Magistrate Judge

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