Carter, Robert v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

Filing 4

ORDER on ifp request: Plaintiff Robert Carter's petition for leave to proceed without prepayment of fees, dkt. # 2 , is GRANTED. Complaint taken under advisement for screening. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 4/4/2017. (nln),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
ROBERT CARTER,

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.

Case No. 17-cv-246-jdp

WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.
Plaintiff Robert Carter has filed a proposed civil complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to

commence this lawsuit without prepayment of the filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
From the affidavit of indigency plaintiff has submitted, I find that plaintiff is unable to
prepay the fees and costs of commencing this action or to give security therefor.
Plaintiff also asks to file documents electronically with the court, dkt. #3. Plaintiff
may file electronically by visiting the court’s website at www.wiwd.uscourts.gov and following
the instructions to register for electronic filing in his case.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiff Robert Carter’s petition for leave to proceed without prepayment of
fees, dkt. #2, is GRANTED.

2.

Plaintiff may file electronically by following the instructions on the court’s
website.

3.

No further action will be taken in this case until the court has screened the
complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to determine whether the case must

be dismissed because the complaint is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a
claim on which relief may be granted or seeks monetary relief against a
defendant who is immune from such relief.
complete, a separate order will issue.
Entered this 4th day of April, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

Once the screening process is