Griffin v. Centurion, LLC et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
NORTHERN DIVISION
MICHAEL GRIFFIN, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	Case No. 2:25-cv-00062-MTS
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CENTURION, LLC, et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in District
Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. 	Doc. [2]. 	There are two issues with Plaintiff’s
attached certified inmate account statement. 	First, what appears to be a printing error
masks a good deal of it. Doc. [3] at 2. And second, the statement does not contain the 6-
month 	period 	immediately 	preceding 	the 	filing 	of 	the 	complaint. 	See 	28 	U.S.C.
§ 1915(a)(2). 	For these reasons, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s Application without
prejudice and require that Plaintiff either prepay the filing fee or submit a new properly
completed application with a proper certified inmate account statement no later than
March 04, 2026. If Plaintiff does not comply with this order, then the Court will dismiss
his action.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed in District
Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs, Doc. [2], is DENIED without prejudice.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, no later than Wednesday, March 04, 2026,
Plaintiff must either (1) prepay the $405 filing fee in full or (2) submit a properly
completed second application along with a proper certified inmate account statement. 	If
Plaintiff fails to do one of those two options, the Court will dismiss this action
without further notice.
Dated this 11th day of February 2026.
MATTHEW T. SCHELP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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