Sharp, Robert v. Numsen, John et al

Filing 7

ORDER on ifp request: Initial partial filing fee of $ 42.87 assessed. Initial partial filing fee due 4/5/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 4/5/2018. (jef),(ps)

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

ORDER

v.
Case No. 18-cv-195-wmc
JOHN NUMSEN, T. ROBERTS,
LOUIS WILLIAMS, II, SARA REVELL and
IAN CONNORS,
Defendants.

Plaintiff Robert Sharp, a prisoner in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, has
submitted a proposed Bivens action.

Plaintiff has filed a copy of a trust fund account

statement in support of the motion for leave to proceed without prepaying the fee. After
considering the motion 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 fee to be $42.87. For this case to proceed, plaintiff
must submit this amount on or before April 5, 2018.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that,
1.

Plaintiff Robert Sharp is assessed $42.87 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 $42.87 or advise the court in writing why plaintiff is
not able to submit the assessed amount on or before April 5, 2018.
2.

If, by April 5, 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cause for failure to do so, plaintiff will be held to have withdrawn this action voluntarily and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 20th day of March, 2018.
BY THE COURT:

/s/
PETER OPPENEER
Magistrate Judge

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