Woodard, Raul v. Wal-Mart Corporation

Filing 7

ORDER granting plaintiff's 6 request for an extension of time to pay the initial partial payment in this case. Plaintiff's $175.00 initial partial filing fee due 11/22/2011. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 11/2/2011. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
______________________________________________________________________________________
RAUL WOODARD,
ORDER
Plaintiff,
11-cv-660-slc
v.
WAL-MART CORPORATION,
Defendant.
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In an order entered in this case on October 7, 2011, I directed plaintiff Raul Woodard
to pay, no later than October 31, 2011, $175 of the $350 fee for filing this case. Now plaintiff
has filed a letter requesting an extension of time to submit the $175 payment, or in the
alternative, to waive the filing fee, see dkt. 6.
In his letter, plaintiff states that he has expenses such as doctor bills, but he does not
provide additional information or documentation for the court to consider. While I will not
waive the $175 initial partial filing fee assessed in this case, I will grant plaintiff’s request for an
extension of time to make his payment. Plaintiff’s deadline to pay the $175 filing fee will
extended to November 22, 2011. When the $175 payment is received, plaintiff’s complaint will
be screened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) to determine whether one or more claims must
be dismissed as frivolous or malicious, for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted
or because plaintiff is seeking money damages from a defendant who is immune from such relief.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Raul Woodard’s request for an extension of time, dkt. #6,
is GRANTED and the deadline within which plaintiff is to pay the $175 payment of the filing
fee is extended to November 22, 2011. If, by November 22, 2011, plaintiff fails to submit the

required payment or show cause of his failure to do so, then the court will assume that he wishes
to withdraw this action voluntarily and, in that case, the clerk of court is directed to close this
file without prejudice to plaintiff filing his case at a later date.

Entered this 2nd day of November, 2011.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
STEPHEN L. CROCKER
Magistrate Judge