Lightfeather v. Gable

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA AUSTIN E. LIGHTFEATHER, Plaintiff, 8:25CV441 vs. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRIEG GABLE, Warden, in his individual compacity; WOODSIDE, case manager, in her individual compacity; DOUGLAS JUNE, SGT, in his individual compacity; STURIK, Behavioral case worker in her individual compacity; MASUDI, Behavioral case worker in his individual compacity; ANNA LEWIS, Behavioral case worker in her individual compacity; GRADDY, Corpral, in her individual compacity; AL-AMIRI, Corpral, in his individual compacity; KARAM ADAM, Corpral, in his individual compacity; ST. GERMAINJR., Corpral, in his individual compacity; JENSEN, Behavioral case worker, in his individual compacity; DUSTIN BUNDY, SGT., in his individual compacity; CROSS, Corpral, in his individual compacity; RUMPKIN, SGT., in his individual compacity; LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, MCCORD, Officer, in his individual compacity; PATRICK CONDON, Lincoln NE.

County Attorney, in his individual compacity; and NEB STATE PATROL, in their individual compacity; Defendants.

This matter is before the Court on its own motion. Plaintiff filed a Complaint, Filing No. 1, on July 7, 2025. However, Plaintiff failed to include the $405.00 filing and administrative fees. Plaintiff has the choice of either submitting the $405.00 filing and administrative fees to the Clerk’s office or submitting a request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”).'!_ Failure to take either action within 30 days will result in the Court dismissing this case without further notice to Plaintiff.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff is directed to submit the $405.00 fees to the Clerk’s office or submit a request to proceed in forma pauperis within 30 days. Failure to take either action will result in dismissal of this matter without further notice.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to Plaintiff the Form AO240 (“Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit’).

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this matter with the following text: September 3, 2025: Check for MIFP or payment.

Dated this 4th day of August, 2025.

BY THE COURT: Gs F Bhi Joseph F. Bataillon Senior United States District Judge ' |f Plaintiff is granted leave to proceed IFP in this matter, he will be allowed to pay the Court’s $350 filing fee in installments. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1); In re Tyler, 110 F.3d 528, 529-30 (8th Cir. 1997). He would not be subject to the $55.00 administrative fee assessed to non-IFP plaintiffs. Prisoner plaintiffs are required to pay the full amount of the Court’s $350.00 filing fee by making monthly payments to the Court, even if the prisoner is proceeding IFP. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b).