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Parties Involved:
Charles Bausley
Plaintiff
Does
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

CHARLES BAUSLEY PLAINTIFF

ADC #357214

v. 3:15CV00030-JLH-JTK

DOES, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

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

1983, but did not submit the $400.00 filing fee or an in forma pauperis (IFP) Motion.

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

action in forma pauperis still must pay the full statutory filing fee of $350.1 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/she will be

allowed to proceed with his/her §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. 

The PLRA requires a Plaintiff to submit a proper and complete Motion to Proceed In Forma

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Effective May 1, 2013, the statutory filing fee for civil actions increased to $400, due to the

implementation of a $50 administrative fee. This $50 fee does not, however, apply to in forma

pauperis actions.

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Pauperis, along with calculation sheet prepared and signed by an authorized officer of the detention

center. Plaintiff Bausley must submit, within thirty (30) days from entry of this Order, either: (1)

the statutory filing fee of $400; or (2) a proper and complete IFP Motion, 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 $400 statutory filing

fee or an In Forma Pauperis Motion, within thirty days of the entry date of this Order.2 

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

filing fee calculation sheet.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 29th day of January, 2015. 

_____________________________________

JEROME T. KEARNEY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Plaintiff is hereby notified of her 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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