Edwards v. Fruits et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CHRISTIAN EDWARDS, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v 	) 	No. 4:25-cv-00690-MTS
)
DAVID FRUITS and ST. CHARLES 	)
POLICE DEPARTMENT, 	)
)
Defendants. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Christian Edwards’s pro se Motion
regarding his initial partial filing fee. 	Doc. [24]. 	Upon consideration, the Court will
reassess an initial partial filing fee in this matter. 	Plaintiff shall pay two dollars and
nineteen cents ($2.19) to the Court as an initial partial filing fee. 	See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(b)(1); Ashley v. Dilworth, 147 F.3d 715, 716 (8th Cir. 1998) (per curiam)
(explaining that prisoner-litigants must “pay filing fees in full, with the only issue being
whether the inmate pays the entire filing fee at the initiation of the proceeding or in
installments over a period of time”).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion, Doc. [24], is GRANTED in
that his initial partial filing fee is recalculated to be two dollars and nineteen cents ($2.19).
He must pay this initial partial filing fee no later than Monday, May 18, 2026. Plaintiff
shall make his remittance payable to “Clerk, United States District Court,” and include
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upon it: (1) his name; (2) his prison registration number; (3) the case number; and (4) the
statement that the remittance is for an original proceeding.
If Plaintiff fails to pay this amount, or properly show that he has no means by which
to pay this modest initial partial filing fee, the Court will dismiss his action without further
notice.
Dated this 3rd day of April 2026.
MATTHEW T. SCHELP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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