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Edwar d L. Cl em m on s

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Ci ty of Kan sa s C it y , Mis so ur i, Po li ce Dep art m en t; Det. Warren Mi ll er; Det. Tho m as Marq ui st ; Pr os ecu to r of Jac ks on Co un ty, MO; Dept . of C or rect io ns , for Ja ck so n C ou nt y , MO

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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Weste rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i - Kan sa s C it y

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Su bm it te d: Decem

be r 14 , 20 12 Fi le d: Decem

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Befo re BYE, ARNOLD, and MELLOY, Circu it Ju dg es

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PER CURI AM.

Il lin ois in m at e Edwar d Cl em m on s ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t’s or de rs dis m iss ing
wit ho ut pr ejud ic e, un de r Fed eral Ru le of Ci vi l Pro ced ur e 41 (b ), hi s 42 U.S.C. § 19 83

act io n, an d de nyin g hi s Fed eral Ru le of Ci vi l Pro ced ur e 60 (b ) m ot io n. The di sm is sa lwas ba se d on hi s fai lu re to co m pl y w i th an or de r to pa y an in it ia l pa rti al fil in g fee
wit hi n a sp eci fie d ti m e pe rio d. The m at te r is be fo re th e co ur t fo r an in fo rm a pa up eri s (IFP ) de te rm in at io n. Fo r th e re a s o n s s t a t ed be lo w, we gr an t Cl em m on s IFP st at us

. See Hen de rs on v. Nor ris

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. 3d 48 1, 48 3- 84 (8 th Ci r. 19 97 ) (p er cu ria m ) (2 8
U.S.C. § 19 15 (b )(4 ) pe rm it s p r is on er to ap pe al if he ha s no as se ts an d no m ean s to

pa y in it ia l pa rti al ap pe ll at e fil in g fee; in su ch cas e s , a p pe ll at e fil in g fees are to be

co ll ect ed an d p ai d b y

in st al lm en t m et ho d c on ta in ed in § 1 91 5( b) (2 )).

Afte r care fu l rev ie w, we co nc lu de th at th e or de rs were an ab us e of di sc ret io n, be cau se th e reco rd sh owe d th at Cl em m on s di d no t ig no re th e di st ric t co ur t’s or de rs , bu t at te m pt ed to c o mp l y, a n d th at hi s fai lu re to co m pl y was be y on d hi s co nt ro l. Sp eci fic al ly, hi s in m at e acco un t st at em en ts in di cat ed a ne ga ti ve ba la nc e an d sh owe d
th e pr is on de bi te d each m on th ly st ip en d de po si t in fu ll to pa y th e ou ts ta nd in g ba la nc e; he res p o n d e d t o th e di st ric t co ur t’s or de rs by ex pl ai ni ng why he co ul d no t pa y ; he

ne ve rth el es s as ke d th e pr is on to pa y th e pa rti al fil in g fee f r o m hi s ne xt m on th ly
de po si t; an d he at ta ch ed to hi s Ru le 60 (b ) m ot io n a le tt er fro m th e pr is on tru st of fic e de nyin g hi s req ue st to us e pa rt of hi s m on th ly st ip en d to pa y th e fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1 91 5( b) (1 ) (co ur t s ha ll co ll ect in it ia l pa rti al fil in g fee “ whe n fu nd s ex is t” ), (b )(4 ) (p ris on er sh al l no t b e p r o h i bi te d fro m br in gi ng ci vi l act io n be cau se he la ck s as se ts

an d m ean s to pa y in it ia l p a r t i a l f i li ng fee) ; Tay lo r v. Dela to or e, 28 1 F.3 d 84 4, 85 0 ( 9 t h C ir. 20 02 ) (p la in la ng ua ge of § 19 15 (b )(4 ) co m pe ls ho ld in g th at di st ric t co ur t

can n ot di sm is s IFP pr is on er’s cas e ba se d on hi s fai lu re to pa y in it ia l fee whe n hi s fai lu re to pa y is du e to la ck of fu nd s av ai la bl e to hi m whe n pa y m en t is or de red ); Glas s

v. Sco tt rad e, 35 4 F e d

. App x. 27 6, 27 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (u np ub li sh ed pe r cu ria m ) (d is tri ct co ur t ab us ed it s di sc ret io n in de nyin g pl ai nt iff ’s R ul e 60 (b ) m ot io n, whe re

co ur t ha d di sm is se d un de r Ru le 41 (b ) fo r fai lu re to pa y fil in g fee wit hi n 30 da y s, an d pl ai nt iff ex pl ai ne d in Ru le 60 (b ) m ot io n th at sh e act ed pr om pt ly to at te m

pt to co m pl y wit h c ou rt’s o rd er an d t ha t p ay m en t was lat e fo r rea so ns be y on d h er co nt ro l).

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-Acco rd in gl y , we rev ers e th e di st ric t co ur t’s di sm is sa l, rem an d th e cas e fo r

fu rth er p ro ceed in gs , and de ny the m ot io n fo r ap po in tm en t o f co un se l.

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