Bates, Craig v. Litscher, Jon et al

Filing 8

ORDER denying plaintiff's request to waive the initial partial filing fee in this case without prejudice. Plaintiff may have an enlargement of time, to January 17, 2017, to pay the $1.26 initial partial filing fee in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 12/20/2016. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
CRAIG T. BATES,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 16-cv-745-jdp
JON LITSCHER, et al.,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Craig T. Bates has a deadline of December 27, 2016 to pay the initial partial
payment of the filing fee in this case. Now plaintiff has submitted a letter request to waive
the initial partial filing fee. Plaintiff’s request will denied without prejudice.
The account statement that plaintiff filed with his complaint shows that he receives
regular deposits to his trust fund account. Because plaintiff may be able to make the initial
partial payment from the next deposits made to his account, I will extend the time to January
17, 2017 in which to pay the $1.26 initial partial filing fee. If, by January 17, 2017, plaintiff
is unable to pay the initial partial payment, he is free to renew his request to waive the initial
partial filing fee, supported by a recent account statement and any correspondence from his
business office. The $1.26 initial partial fee is to be given priority over debts and obligations
plaintiff might owe. Plaintiff should show a copy of this order to prison officials to insure
that they are aware they should send plaintiff’s initial partial payment to this court.

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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

Plaintiff Craig T. Bates’s request to waive the initial partial filing fee in this

case is DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff may have an enlargement of time, to January
17, 2017, to pay the $1.26 initial partial filing fee in this case.

This initial partial

payment is to be given priority over debts and obligations plaintiff might owe.
2.

If, by January 17, 2017, plaintiff fails to make the initial partial payment or

show cause for failure to do so, plaintiff will be held to have withdrawn this action
voluntarily and the case will be closed without prejudice to plaintiff's filing this case at a
later date.

Entered this 20th day of December, 2016.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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