Walton v. Newton et al, No. 8:2010cv00146 - Document 8 (D. Neb. 2010)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding payment of the initial partial filing fee. a separate order will be entered in accordance with this memorandum opinion. Ordered by Senior Judge Lyle E. Strom. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MKR)

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Walton v. Newton et al Doc. 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA JOHN K. WALTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) J. NEWTON, Director, J. ) HUBBARD, Captain, SGT. SELBY, ) LT. SELBY, and T. LAYNE, Co 2,) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) 8:10CV146 MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on its own motion. On April 16, 2010, plaintiff filed his complaint in this matter (Filing No. 1), along with a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis ( IFP ) (Filing No. 2). On June 1, 2010, the Court granted plaintiff s IFP motion and assessed an initial partial filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 1915(b)(1) (Filing No. 7). In doing so, the Court warned plaintiff that his case would be subject to dismissal if he failed to pay the initial partial filing fee by July 1, 2010. (Id.) The July 1, 2010, deadline has passed and plaintiff has not paid the initial partial filing fee in this matter. Docket Sheet.) (See Therefore, plaintiff s case will be dismissed for failing to comply with the Court s June 1, 2010, memorandum and order. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(b); see also Conley v. Holden, No. 03-3908, 2004 WL 2202452, at *1 (8th Cir. Sept. 21, 2004) (affirming district court s dismissal of inmate s case for Dockets.Justia.com failing to pay the assessed initial partial filing fee). A separate order will be entered in accordance with this memorandum opinion. DATED this 16th day of July, 2010. BY THE COURT: /s/ Lyle E. Strom ____________________________ LYLE E. STROM, Senior Judge United States District Court * This opinion may contain hyperlinks to other documents or Web sites. The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on their Web sites. Likewise, the Court has no agreements with any of these third parties or their Web sites. The Court accepts no responsibility for the availability or functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the Court.

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