Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nebraska/nedce/4:2016cv03027/71942/92
Timestamp: 2017-12-15 16:11:37
Document Index: 327688819

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915']

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that Pursuant to the court's order for Stokes v. White :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Eighth Circuit Nebraska Nebraska District Court Stokes v. White Filing 92
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that Pursuant to the court's order (Filing No. 80 ) granting Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal (Filing No. 78 ) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915, Plaintiff shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $.70 within 30 days unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. After payment of the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff's institution shall collect the additional monthly payments in the man ner set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), quoted above, and shall forward those installments to the court. The clerk's office is directed to send a copy of this order to the appropriate official at Plaintiff's institution and to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party and as directed)(LAC)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA MICHAEL TEE STOKES SR., Plaintiff, v. SCOTT WHITE and KEARNEY COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 4:16CV3027 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER On October 10, 2017, Plaintiff was granted leave to appeal in forma pauperis without further authorization (Filing No. 80). Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) requires prisoner plaintiffs to pay the full amount of the court’s $505.00 appellate filing fee by making monthly payments to the court, even if the prisoner is proceeding in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). The PLRA “makes prisoners responsible for their filing fees the moment the prisoner brings a civil action or files an appeal.” Jackson v. N.P. Dodge Realty Co., 173 F. Supp. 2d 951, 952 (D. Neb. 2001) (citing In re Tyler, 110 F.3d 528, 529-30 (8th Cir. 1997)). The appellate filing fee is assessed when the district court receives the prisoner’s notice of appeal. Henderson v. Norris, 129 F.3d 481, 485 (8th Cir. 1997). Plaintiff must pay an initial partial filing fee in the amount of 20 percent of the greater of Plaintiff’s average monthly account balance or average monthly deposits for the six months preceding the filing of the notice of appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Accordingly, based on the records before the court, the initial partial filing fee is $.70, based on an average monthly account balance of $3.54. (See Filing No. 91.) In addition to the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff must “make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s account.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The statute places the burden on the prisoner’s institution to collect the additional monthly payments and forward them to the court as follows: After payment of the initial partial filing fee, the prisoner shall be required to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s account. The agency having custody of the prisoner shall forward payments from the prisoner’s account to the clerk of the court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 until the filing fees are paid. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). Therefore, after payment in full of the initial partial filing fee, the remaining installments shall be collected pursuant to this procedure. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Pursuant to the court’s order (Filing No. 80) granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal (Filing No. 78) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915, Plaintiff shall pay an initial partial filing fee of $.70 within 30 days unless an enlargement of time is granted in response to a written motion. 2. After payment of the initial partial filing fee, Plaintiff’s institution shall collect the additional monthly payments in the manner set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), quoted above, and shall forward those installments to the court. 3. The clerk’s office is directed to send a copy of this order to the appropriate official at Plaintiff’s institution and to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. DATED this 6th day of December, 2017. BY THE COURT: s/ Richard G. Kopf Senior United States District Judge 2