Wright, Jason v. Sauk County Sheriff Dept of Corrections et al

Filing 12

ORDER granting 10 Motion to Waive Initial Partial Filing Fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 4/26/2016. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JASON LEE WRIGHT,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 16-cv-119-bbc
SAUK COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.
Defendants.

On March 24, 2016, plaintiff Jason Lee Wright, an inmate in the custody of the Sauk
County Jail, was assessed $15.00 as an initial partial filing fee in this case. Now, plaintiff has
submitted a motion to waive his initial partial payment along with a recent inmate account
statement showing that there have been no recent deposits to his account and that he has
had a $0.00 balance for the past two months. Accordingly, it appears that plaintiff presently
has no means with which to pay the filing fee or to make an initial partial payment. Under
these circumstances, the court will grant plaintiff’s motion to waive his initial partial payment
of the filing fee. Even if this court ultimately determines that plaintiff’s complaint cannot go
forward, plaintiff is advised that the full $350 filing fee for indigent litigants remains
plaintiff’s obligation. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.
Because plaintiff is an inmate, plaintiff is subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act,
which requires the court to screen the complaint to determine whether any portion is
frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted or seeks monetary
relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

The motion filed by plaintiff Jason Lee Wright to waive the initial partial

payment of the filing fee is GRANTED.
2.

No further action will be taken in this case until the court has screened the

complaint as required by the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Once
the screening process is complete, a separate order will issue.

Entered this 26th day of April, 2016.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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