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Parties Involved:
Carlos Johnson
Plaintiff
Wendy Kelley
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

CARLOS JOHNSON 

ADC #655088 PETITIONER

v. CASE NO. 5:16-cv-00246 BRW-JTK

WENDY KELLEY, Director 

Arkansas Department of Correction RESPONDENT

ORDER

Petitioner is directed to either (1) pay the $5.00 filing fee in full;1 or (2) file a properly completed

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis that includes a Prisoner Trust Fund Calculation Sheet. 

Failure to timely and properly comply with this Order could result in the dismissal of this habeas

action, without prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2).2

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petitioner, no later than November 14, 2016, either

(1) pay the $5.00 statutory filing fee in full; or (2) file a properly completed Application to Proceed

In Forma Pauperis. The Clerk is directed to forward Petitioner an IFP application. 

SO ORDERED this 13th day of October, 2016.

____________________________________

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1

Any payment Petitioner sends to the Court must clearly indicate that it is for payment of

the filing fee in Johnson v. Hobbs, Case No. 5:16-cv-00246 BRW-JTK.

2

Local Rule 5.5(c)(2) provides that “[i]t is the duty of any party not represented by

counsel to promptly notify the Clerk and the other parties to the proceedings of any change in his

or her address, to monitor the progress of the case, and to prosecute or defend the action

diligently. A party appearing for himself/herself shall sign his/her pleadings and state his/her

address, zip code, and telephone number. 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.” (Emphasis added.) 

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