Coats v. HokeCoats v. Hoke
Plaintiff is a state prisoner who is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. The Court, having reviewed Plaintiff‘s application to proceed in forma pauperis, hereby finds and ORDERS as follows:
(1) Plaintiff‘s declaration indicates that he is unable to afford the Court‘s filing fee or give security therefore. Accordingly, Plaintiff‘s application to proceed in forma pauperis (dkt. # 1) is GRANTED. As set forth below, an initial partial filing fee will be collected, and Plaintiff is thereafter required to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month‘s income credited to his account until the full amount of the filing fee is satisfied.
(2) Pursuant to
Subsequently, if the prisoner‘s account exceeds $10.00, each month the agency having custody of the prisoner is directed to collect and forward payments equal to 20 percent of the prisoner‘s preceding month‘s income credited to the prisoner‘s account. In the event that the monthly payment would reduce the prisoner‘s account below $10.00, the agency should collect and forward only that amount which would reduce the prisoner‘s account to the $10.00 level. Please note that this $10.00 limit does not apply to the initial partial filing fee described above. Finally, the monthly payments should be collected and forwarded to the Court until the entire filing fee ($350.00) for this matter has been paid.
(3) The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff, to the financial officer of this Court, and to the agency having custody of Plaintiff.
Dated this 14th day of August, 2026.
MICHELLE L. PETERSON
United States Magistrate Judge