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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OE DELAWARE
KENT L. STOKES, )
Plaintiff, ;
v. g Civil Action No. 07—l0l—GMS
TIMOTHY J. WELLER, LAWRENCE i
M. SULLIVAN, >
Defendant(s). ;
FILING FEE ORDER
A l. The plaintiff Kent L. Stokes, SBI #l99023, a pro se
litigant who is presently incarcerated, has filed this action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § l983 without prepayment of the filing
fee.
2. Consistent with 28 U.S.C. § l9l5(a)(l),the
plaintiff submitted an affidavit stating that he has no assets
with which to prepay the filing fee. Based on the plaintiff’s
affidavit, his request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.
3. Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
l9l5(b)(l), the plaintiff shall be assessed the filing fee of
$350.00. In order to determine the schedule of payment of the
filing fee, the plaintiff shall submit to the Clerk of Court, a
certified copy of his trust fund account statement (memorandum or
institutional equivalent, with attachments) showing all deposits,
egpenditures and balances during the six~month period,
immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, obtained from
the appropriate official at the institution at which the
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plaintiff is confined. FAILURE OF THE PLAINTIFF TO RETURN THE
REQUESTED INFORMATION WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS ORDER IS
SENT SHALL RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
4. Unless the Court determines from the plaintiff’s
financial information that he has no assets whatsoever, an
initial partial filing fee of 20 percent (20%) of the greater of
the plaintiff’s average monthly deposit or average monthly
balance in the trust fund account shall be required to be paid
before the court reviews the complaint. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
PAYMENT MADE, THE COURT SHALL DISMISS THE CASE IF THE COURT
DETERMINES THAT THE ACTION IS FRIVOLOUS OR MALICIOUS, FAILS TO
STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED, OR SEEKS MONETARY
RELIEF AGAINST A DEFENDANT WHO IS IMMUNE FROM SUCH RELIEF.
5. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § l9l5(g), if the plaintiff
has had three or more actions dismissed by the Court on the
grounds that they were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a
claim upon which relief may be granted, then the Court shall deny
the plaintiff leave to proceed in fgrma pauperis in all future
suits filed without prepayment of the filing fee, unless the
Court determines that the plaintiff is under imminent danger of
serious physical injury.
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F I L E D United States District Judge
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