24UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

TIMOTHY MURPHY,

Plaintiff, Case No. 2:24-cv-10945

v. Honorable Susan K. DeClercq United States District Judge HEIDI WASHINGTON et al.,

Defendants. _____________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

Timothy Murphy, confined at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, Michigan, initiated a pro se case in March 2024. He sought redress under

for violations of his rights as guaranteed by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Murphy v. Washington, No. 2:24-CV-10735,

, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 29, 2024). He applied “to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs,” but his case was “dismissed without prejudice pursuant to

(e)(2)(A)” because the statement from his prisoner trust fund demonstrated that he had “sufficient funds to pay the full amount of the filing fee.”

at *1–3. “If the case is dismissed under these circumstances, it is not to be reinstated to the district court’s active docket”—even if the plaintiff attempts to pay the filing fees. McGore v. Wrigglesworth,

(6th Cir. 1997), overruled on other grounds by Jones v. Bock,

(2007); Redd v. Redmon,

(6th Cir. 2000) (unpublished table decision) (holding that McGore applies

to cases dismissed “under § 1915(e)(2)(A)”); see also Baxter v. Rose,

(6th Cir. 2002) (same “where the district court dismisses cases sua sponte under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A”), abrogated on other grounds by Jones,

; Boussum

v. Washington,

, 642 (E.D. Mich. 2023) (same for cases dismissed under

(b)). Despite this limitation, Murphy refiled the identical complaint. Compare ECF No. 1, with Murphy v. Washington, No. 2:24-CV-10735 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 22, 2024),

ECF No. 1. He now admits to having the necessary funds to cover the filing fee, see ECF No. 10 at PageID.28, yet he has declined to do so. In any event, this fact is irrelevant because payment or nonpayment of the fee does not alter the requirement

that this case must be dismissed under controlling legal precedent. Redd, 215 F.3d at 1327 (citing McGore,

). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED. See FED R. CIV. P. 41(b).

Dated: May 9, 2024 /s/Susan K. DeClercq SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ United States District Judge