Johnson, Richard v. Correctional Healthcare Companies et al

Filing 3

ORDER on ifp request: Plaintiff Richard Anthony Johnson assessed an initial partial filing fee of $15.87 assessed due 1/2/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 12/8/2017. (nln),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
RICHARD ANTHONY JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
Case No. 17-cv-922-jdp
CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE
COMPANIES, DR. KENNETH DOE,
DENISE HURLESS R.W., and MARA DOE,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Richard Anthony Johnson, an inmate in the custody of the Eau Claire County
Jail, has submitted a proposed civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed an inmate
account statement in support of his request for leave to proceed without prepaying the fee.
After considering the inmate account, the court concludes that plaintiff qualifies for indigent
status.
Even when an inmate 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 inmate account statement, I conclude
plaintiff’s initial partial filing fee to be $15.87. For this case to proceed, plaintiff must submit
this amount on or before January 2, 2018.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

Plaintiff Richard Anthony Johnson is assessed $15.87 as an initial partial

payment of the $350.00 fee for filing this case. Plaintiff is to submit a check or money order

made payable to the clerk of court in the amount of $15.87 or advise the court in writing why
plaintiff is not able to submit the assessed amount on or before January 2, 2018.
2.

If, by January 2, 2018, 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cause for failure to do so, plaintiff will be held to have withdrawn this action voluntarily and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 filing this case at a later date.
3.

No further action will be taken in this case until the clerk’s office receives

plaintiff’s initial partial filing fee 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 8th day of December, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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