Spraggins v. Owens, No. 2:2017cv00273 - Document 13 (S.D. Ohio 2017)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. denying 10 Report and Recommendations.. Signed by Judge James L. Graham on 8/18/2017. (ds)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)

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Spraggins v. Owens Doc. 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Desean Spraggins, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 2:17-cv-273 Charlotte E. Owens, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 by plaintiff Desean Spraggins, an Ohio state prison inmate. On April 6, 2017, the magistrate judge issued an order and notice of deficiency, directing plaintiff to pay the filing fee or an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. After plaintiff filed a deficient motion, see Doc. 3, the magistrate judge issued orders on May 5, 2017, and June 8, 2017, directing plaintiff to cure the deficiency in his motion. the magistrate judge issued a report On July 28, 2017, and recommendation recommending that the case be dismissed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. See Doc. 10. On August 7, 2017, plaintiff filed a certified financial statement of his prison account for the previous six months (Doc. 11) and objections to the report and recommendation (Doc. 12). If a party objects within the allotted time to a report and recommendation, the court “shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Upon review, the Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or Dockets.Justia.com recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1). As it now appears that plaintiff has corrected the deficiency in his motion by filing a statement of his prison account, the court declines to accept the report and recommendation (Doc. 10) and it is hereby denied. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 3) is granted. Plaintiff is permitted to prosecute this action without prepayment of fees or costs, and any judicial officers who render services in this action shall do so as if the costs had been prepaid. Date: August 18, 2017 28 U.S.C. §1915(a). s/James L. Graham James L. Graham United States District Judge 2

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