Rogers v. Shah

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Rogers v. Shah

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

TONY ROGERS, #N34139, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 22-cv-938-NJR ) VIPIN K. SHAH, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: This case was opened on May 4, 2022, without the payment of a filing fee or the filing of a Motion for Leave to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (“IFP Motion”). That same day, Plaintiff was ordered to pay the filing fee of $402.00 or to file an IFP Motion within 30 days and was warned that failure to do so would result in dismissal of the case. He was also provided with a blank IFP Motion. (Doc. 2). To date, Plaintiff has not filed for IFP or paid the $402.00 filing fee. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to comply with an Order of this Court. See FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b); Ladien v. Astrachan,

128 F.3d 1051

(7th Cir. 1997); Johnson v. Kamminga,

34 F.3d 466

(7th Cir. 1994). Plaintiff’s obligation to pay the $402.00 filing fee was incurred at the time the action was filed. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(b)(1); Lucien v. Jockisch,

133 F.3d 464, 467

(7th Cir. 1998). Therefore, the agency having custody of Plaintiff is DIRECTED to remit the $402.00 filing fee from his prison trust fund account if such funds are available. If he does not have $402.00 in his account, the agency must send an initial payment of 20% of the current balance or the average balance during the past six months, whichever amount is higher. Thereafter, the agency shall begin forwarding monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff's trust fund account (including all deposits to the inmate account from any source) until the statutory fee of $402.00 is paid in its entirety. The agency having custody of Plaintiff shall forward payments from his account to the Clerk of Court each time his account exceeds $10.00 until the $402.00 filing fee is paid. Payments shall be mailed to: Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to the Trust Fund Officer at the Lawrence Correctional Center upon entry of this Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 13, 2022

NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL Chief U.S. District Judge

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