HOUSTON v. WHITNEY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
BRADLEY M HOUSTON, 	:
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Plaintiff, 	:
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v. 	: 	Case No. 5:25-cv-409-MTT-CHW
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OFFICER WHITNEY, 	:
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Defendant. 	:
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ORDER
Pro se Plaintiff Bradley M. Houston, an inmate at the Valdosta State Prison in
Valdosta, Georgia, has filed a Complaint (ECF No. 1) and an Amended Complaint (ECF
No. 3) seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed
in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (ECF No. 4). 	The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s motion and
finds it is incomplete. 	A prisoner seeking to proceed IFP must submit (1) an affidavit in
support of his claim of indigence and (2) “a certified copy of [his] trust fund account
statement (or institutional equivalent) . . . for the 6-month period immediately preceding
the filing of the complaint.” 	28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). 	Plaintiff has not submitted a
certified copy of his trust fund account information. Without this information, the Court
cannot determine whether Plaintiff is entitled to proceed IFP or calculate the average
monthly deposits or the average monthly balance in Plaintiff’s prison trust account as
required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), which directs the district court to assess an initial
partial filing fee when funds are available.
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Plaintiff is thus ORDERED to either pay the Court’s $405.00 filing fee in full or
submit a complete and proper motion to proceed IFP within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS of
the date of this Order. 	Plaintiff’s motion must include a certified copy of his trust fund
account statement for the six months prior to the filing of the Complaint in this action. The
Clerk is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the appropriate forms for this
purpose, marked with the case number for the above-captioned action. 	Plaintiff is
additionally instructed to notify the Court, in writing, of any change in his mailing address.
If Plaintiff does not timely and fully comply with this Order, this action may be
dismissed. There shall be no service of process in this case until further order of the Court.
SO ORDERED, this 27th day of October, 2025.
s/ Charles H. Weigle
Charles H. Weigle
United States Magistrate Judge
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