Thompson v. United States

Opinion

llntbt @nite! $ltatts @ourt of feltrul @[uims No. l8-982C

(Filed: February 28, 2019)

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ORDER

Plaintiff Sanza E. Thompson, proceeding p1q se, filed a complaint in the above-captioned case on July 9, 2018. In a notice issued that same date, the clerk ofcourt advised plaintiffthat the court had "not received the required filing fee of$400.00" pursuant to 28 U.S.C. $_1926(a) and Rule 77.1(c) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims ("RCFC"),' or "a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis" in accordance with 28 U.S.C. $ 1915. The clerk ofcourt cautioned plaintiffthat failing to pay the filing fee or to submit an application to proceed in forma pa.upgds might result in the dismissal of the complaint.

plaintiff did not respond to the clerk's notice, the court issued an order on Because

Jantary 23,2019, directing plaintiffto pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis by F ebruary 22,2019, and waming that failure to take such action would result in the dismissal of plaintiff s complaint.

As ofthe date of this order, plaintiffhas neither paid the filing fee nor filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Accordingly, the court DISMISSES plaintiff s complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to RCFC 4l(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I The court's rules can be found at httn://www.uscfc.uscourts.qov/rcfc.