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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

WILLIAM F. CARADINE/ASSABUR,

ADC #90785 PLAINTIFF

v. 4:10-cv-02024-SWW-JTK

JOHN DOE, Manager, Sonic 

Drive-In, Inc. DEFENDANT

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state inmate who filed a Complaint (Doc. No. 1) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,

without prepayment of the $350.00 filing fee and costs, or an Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (IFP). 

Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”), a prisoner who is permitted to

file a civil action in forma pauperis still must pay the full statutory filing fee of $350. 28 U.S.C. §

1915(b)(1). The only question is whether a prisoner will pay the entire filing fee at the initiation of

the proceeding or in installments over a period of time. Ashley v. Dilworth, 147 F.3d 715, 716 (8th

Cir. 1998). Even if a prisoner is without assets and unable to pay an initial filing fee, he will be

allowed to proceed with his § 1983 claims and the filing fee will be collected by the Court in

installments from the prisoner’s inmate trust account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). If the

prisoner’s case is subsequently dismissed for any reason, including a determination that

it is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim, or seeks monetary relief against a

defendant who is immune from such relief, the full amount of the $350 filing fee will be

collected and no portion of this filing fee will be refunded to the prisoner. 

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The Plaintiff is hereby notified of his responsibility to comply with the Local Rules of the

Court, including Rule 5.5(c)(2), which states: “. . . If any communication from the Court to a pro se

plaintiff is not responded to within thirty (30) days, the case may be dismissed without prejudice.

Any party proceeding pro se shall be expected to be familiar with and follow the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure.” 

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The PLRA requires that Plaintiff submit a proper and complete Application to Proceed

In Forma Pauperis, along with a calculation sheet prepared and signed by an authorized

officer of the detention center. Plaintiff must submit, within thirty (30) days from entry of

this Order, either: (1) the statutory filing fee of $350; or (2) a proper and complete

Application, with the required calculation sheet signed by an authorized official of the

detention center at which he is confined. Accordingly,

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff must submit either the $350 statutory filing

fee or an In Forma Pauperis application within 30 days of the entry date of this Order.1

 

The Clerk is directed to send to the Plaintiff an In Forma Pauperis application, together with

the filing fee calculation sheet.

DATED this 3rd day of January, 2011. 

_____________________________________

JEROME T. KEARNEY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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