Pabon Gonzalez, Helson v. Allen

Filing 4

ORDER on ifp request: Initial partial filing fees of $ 1.57 assessed (total $4.71). Initial partial filing fees due 12/5/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 11/14/2017. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
HELSON PABON GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 17-cv-780-jdp
C/O ALLEN,
Defendant.

HELSON PABON GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 17-cv-781-jdp
C/O BLISS,
Defendants.

HELSON PABON GONZALEZ, et al.
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 17-cv-782-jdp
CP.FLANNERY,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Helson Pabon Gonzalez, a prisoner in the custody of the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections, has submitted three proposed civil actions under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983. In plaintiff’s recently filed case 17-cv-761-wmc, plaintiff filed a certified copy of a
trust fund account statement in support of the motion for leave to proceed without prepaying
the fee. After considering the motions and supporting documentation, the court concludes
that plaintiff qualifies for indigent status.

Even when a prisoner litigant qualifies for indigent status, the litigant must pay a
portion of the fee returned by the formula set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).

Using

information for the relevant time period from plaintiff’s trust fund account statement, I
conclude plaintiff’s initial partial filing fees to be $1.57 for each case. For these cases to
proceed, plaintiff must submit these amounts on or before December 5, 2017.
If plaintiff does not have enough money to make the initial partial payments from
plaintiff’s regular account, plaintiff should arrange with authorities to pay the remainder from
plaintiff’s release account.
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

Plaintiff Helson Pabon Gonzalez is assessed $1.57 as initial partial payments

of the $350.00 fees for filing cases 17-cv-850, 17-cv-851 and 17-cv-852.

Plaintiff is to

submit a check or money order made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $1.57 for
each case (or a single check in the amount of $4.71) or advise the court in writing why
plaintiff is not able to submit the assessed amounts on or before December 5, 2017.
2.

If, by December 5, 2017, plaintiff fails to make the initial partial payments or

show cause for failure to do so, plaintiff will be held to have withdrawn the actions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

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3.

No further action will be taken in these cases until the clerk’s office receives

plaintiff’s initial partial filing fees as directed above and the court has screened the complaint
as required by the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Once the screening
process is complete, a separate order will issue.

Entered this 14th day of November, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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