George Hargrove, Jr. v. R. M. Muncy, Superintendent of Buckingham Correctional Center

823 F.2d 547, 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 8922, 1987 WL 37994

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: July 10, 1987
• Docket: 87-7547
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

823 F.2d 547
Unpublished Disposition

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George HARGROVE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
R. M. MUNCY, Superintendent of Buckingham Correctional
Center, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 87-7547

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted April 27, 1987.
Decided July 10, 1987.

George Hargrove, Jr., appellant pro se.

Donald Charles Gehring, Office of the Attorney General, for appellee.

Before WIDENER, SPROUSE and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

George Hargrove, Jr., a Virginia inmate, appeals the order of the district court dismissing his claim under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 for failure to pay a partial filing fee.

The district court determined that, during the six months prior to the filing of his claim, Hargrove received income in the sum of $379.96. Accordingly, the district court directed Hargrove to submit a reduced filing fee of $56.99 or to show special circumstances which would justify a different payment. After reviewing Hargrove's objections to the payment of the partial fee, the district court again ordered Hargrove to submit the partial filing fee. Upon Hargrove's failure to pay the $56.99, the district court dismissed the case.

As the assessment procedure followed by the district court comported with the system approved in Evans v. Croom, 650 F.2d 521 (4th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1153 (1982), we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal. We note that, because the dismissal below was without prejudice, Hargrove may refile his complaint upon payment of any new fee imposed. Because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we dispense with oral argument.

DISMISSED.