ALMODOVAR v. COX, No. 2:2015cv00879 - Document 6 (E.D. Pa. 2015)

Court Description: OPINION/ORDER THAT LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IS GRANTED. PLAINTIFF SHALL PAY THE FULL FILING FEE OF $350.00 IN INSTALLMENTS. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL I NSTITUTION AT ROCKVIEW. THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE AS LEGALLY FRIVOLOUS FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE COURT'S MEMORANDUM. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR ON 4/10/15. 4/13/15 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE' AND WARDEN SCI ROCKVIEW. (ky, )

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ALMODOVAR v. COX Doc. 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERNESTO ALMODOVAR v. DR. MATTHEW COX, M.D. : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-879 ORDER AND NOW, this 10th day of April, 2015, upon consideration of plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and his pro se complaint, it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 2. Plaintiff Ernesto Almodovar, #FL-0815, shall pay the full filing fee of $350 in installments, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). Based on the financial information provided by plaintiff, an initial partial filing fee of $88.71 is assessed. The Superintendent or other appropriate official at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview or at any other prison at which plaintiff may be incarcerated is directed to deduct $88.71 from plaintiff’s inmate trust fund account, when such funds become available, and forward that amount to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Market Street, Room 2609, Philadelphia, PA 19106, to be credited to Civil Action No. 15-879. After the initial partial filing fee is collected and until the full filing fee is paid, the Superintendent or other appropriate official at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview or at any other prison at which plaintiff may be incarcerated, shall deduct from plaintiff’s account, each time that plaintiff’s inmate trust fund account exceeds $10, an amount no greater than 20 percent of the money credited to his Dockets.Justia.com account during the preceding month and forward that amount to the Clerk of Court at the address provided above to be credited to Civil Action No. 15-879. 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this order to the Superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Rockview. 4. The complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice as legally frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), for the reasons stated in the Court’s Memorandum. 5. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. BY THE COURT: /s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR., J.

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