Harris 440974 v. Singerling

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ______

LORENZO DEJUAN HARRIS,

Plaintiff, Case No. 1:24-cv-626

v. Honorable Paul L. Maloney

NICHOLAS SINGERLING et al.,

Defendants. ____________________________/ ORDER LIFTING STAY AND FOR SERVICE

This is a prisoner civil rights action. In orders (ECF Nos. 4, 5) entered on June 21, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis, referred the case to the Pro Se Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation Early Mediation Program, and stayed the case for any purpose other than mediation. On June 1, 2024, the Court received a statement (ECF No. 6) from Plaintiff requesting that the case be excluded from early mediation. Therefore, in an order (ECF No. 9) entered on July 10, 2024, the Court removed the case from early mediation. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the stay of this proceeding that was entered to facilitate the mediation is LIFTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, because the Court granted Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis in its June 21, 2024, order (ECF No. 4), Plaintiff is responsible for paying the entire $350.00 filing fee in installments, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). See McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601, 604 (6th Cir. 1997), overruled in other part by LaFountain v. Harry, 716 F.3d 944, 951 (6th Cir. 2013); Hampton v. Hobbs, 106 F.3d 1281 (6th Cir. 1997). Plaintiff must pay the filing fee through monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s prison trust fund account. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). Accordingly, each month that the amount in Plaintiff’s trust account exceeds $10.00, the agency having custody of Plaintiff shall collect 20 percent of the preceding months’ income and remit that amount to the Clerk of this Court. The agency shall continue to collect monthly payments from Plaintiff’s prisoner account until the entire filing fee is paid.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the 90-day period for service set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) shall run, starting with the date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall forward the complaint to the U.S. Marshals Service, which is authorized to mail requests for waiver of service to Defendants Singerling and Hoag in the manner prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2). If waiver of service is unsuccessful, summonses shall issue and be forwarded to the U.S. Marshals Service for service under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall file an appearance of counsel (individual Defendants may appear pro se if they do not have counsel) within 21 days of service

or, in the case of a waiver of service, 60 days after the waiver of service was sent. Until so ordered by the Court, Defendants are not required to file an answer or motion in response to the amended complaint, and no default will be entered for failure to do so. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(1). After a Defendant has filed an appearance, proceedings in this case will be governed by the Court’s Standard Case Management Order in a Prisoner Civil Rights Case.

Dated: July 15, 2024 /s/ Ray Kent Ray Kent United States Magistrate Judge