Jones, Michael v. Mohan, Neil et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
MICHAEL KEVIN JONES,
Plaintiff,
v.
NEIL MOHAN, et al,
Defendants.
ORDER
Case No. 26-cv-47-wmc
Plaintiff Michael Kevin Jones, a prisoner in the custody of the Wisconsin Department
of Corrections, has filed a proposed civil complaint. 	Plaintiff is a prisoner and, therefore,
subject to the 1996 Prisoner Litigation Reform Act. 	Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed
without prepayment of the filing fee and has submitted several uncertified monthly inmate
transaction statements to support this request. These statements are insufficient to determine
whether plaintiff qualifies for indigent status because plaintiff has not submitted a certified copy
of plaintiff’s inmate trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the six-
month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.
For this case to proceed, plaintiff must submit a certified trust fund account statement
no later than February 12, 2026. If I find that plaintiff is indigent, I will calculate an initial
partial payment of the $350 filing fee that plaintiff must pay before the court can screen the
complaint on the merits under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Thereafter, plaintiff will be required
to pay the balance of the filing fee in installments.
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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Michael Kevin Jones may have until February 12, 2026
to submit a certified trust fund account statement for the period beginning approximately July
20, 2025 and ending approximately January 20, 2026. If plaintiff fails to respond to this order
by February 12, 2026, I will assume that plaintiff wishes to withdraw this action voluntarily.
In that event, the case will be dismissed without prejudice to plaintiff filing at a later date.
Entered this 21 st day of January , 2026.
BY THE COURT:
/a/
ANDREW R. WISEMAN
United States Magistrate Judge
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