Briggs-Muhammad, Terry v. Edberg, Tony et al

Filing 3

ORDER on ifp request: Plaintiff to submit amended affidavit of indigency. Financial Affidavit due 3/28/2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 3/11/2014. (jef/w/ enclosure),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
TERRY D. BRIGGS-MUHAMMAD,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 14-cv-175-wmc
TONY EDBERG, MONICA MOEN AND
JOHN AND JANE DOES 1 THRU 5,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Terry Briggs-Muhammad requests leave to proceed without prepayment of
the filing fees in this civil action. From the affidavit of indigency accompanying plaintiff’s
proposed complaint, I cannot determine whether he qualifies for indigent status.

Under

Wisconsin’s marital property laws, a spouse’s income is considered to be plaintiff’s as well.
In this regard, plaintiff’s affidavit of indigency is ambiguous and incomplete. Plaintiff has
not answered the question, “Are you currently married?” on page 2 under the Personal
Information Section. However, in another case in this court, plaintiff is listed as the spouse
of the co-plaintiff.
Accordingly, plaintiff may have until March 28, 2014, to submit an amended affidavit
of indigency that answers the question of whether he is married. He must also list his wife’s
actual gross monthly income from all sources for the last 12 months under Section II Income. I am enclosing a blank affidavit of indigency form for plaintiff with this order.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff may have until March 28, 2014, in which to amend
his affidavit of indigency and return it to the court. If plaintiff fails to provide this requested
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financial information in a timely fashion, then the court will deny his request for leave to
proceed without prepaying the filing fee for failure to show that he is indigent.

Entered this 11th day of March, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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