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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PANAMA CITY DIVISION

ROOSEVELT THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 5:10cv142/RS-AK

SCOTT DONALD CARLSON,

Defendant.

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O R D E R

Before me are the Complaint (Doc. 1) and Motion For Leave To Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (Doc. 2). 

IT IS ORDERED:

1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2) is granted to the extent that the case

may proceed without the prepayment of the entire filing fee. 

2. Plaintiff shall pay $10.55 as an initial partial filing fee as provided in 28 U.S.C. §

1915(b)(1)(A); however, Plaintiff is assessed the total $350.00 filing fee.

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3. The agency having custody of Plaintiff shall forward, within thirty (30) days

from the date of this Order, the initial partial filing fee to the Clerk of Court. A

check from a penal institution, a cashier's check, or a money order should be made

payable to "Clerk, U.S. District Court" and sent to: United States District Court,

Northern District of Florida, Office of the Clerk, 111 North Adams Street, Suite

 See also Wilson v. Sargent, 313 F.3d 1315 (11 Cir. 2002). This amount represents 1 th

twenty percent of Plaintiff’s average monthly deposits for the preceding six months.
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322, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-7717. Personal checks will not be accepted. The

following information shall either be included on the face of the check from the

penal institution, cashier's check, or money order or attached thereto:

(1) the full name of the prisoner; 

(2) the prisoner's inmate number; and

(3) the Northern District of Florida Case Number; see front page. 

Checks or money orders which do not have this information will be subject to return.

4. After payment of the initial partial fee, Plaintiff will be required to make monthly

payments of twenty percent of the preceding month's income (all funds deposited

into the account) credited to the account. The agency having custody of Plaintiff

shall forward payments from the Plaintiff's account on a monthly basis to the

Clerk each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00. These payments shall

continue until the full $350.00 filing fee is paid. The prisoner information

described above must be included with each payment.

5. Plaintiff is warned that he is ultimately responsible for payment of the filing fee if

the agency having custody over him lapses in its duty to make payments on his

behalf. Thus, in case of transfer, Plaintiff should ensure that any new institution is

advised of this lawsuit and Plaintiff’s payment obligations. Plaintiff should retain

a copy of this Order for that purpose. 

6. The clerk shall MAIL a copy of this Order, with the appropriate cover letter, to:

Department of Corrections, Office of the General Counsel, 2601 Blair Stone

Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500. 

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7. Failure to comply with this Order in the time allotted may result in the dismissal

of this action without further notice.

8. No further action shall be taken with regard to Plaintiff's claims until the initial

partial filing fee is received

ORDERED on June 15, 2010.

/S/ Richard Smoak 

RICHARD SMOAK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No: 5:10-cv-00142-RS-AK