Criner v. Snyder et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
PHILLIP CRINER, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	No. 4:24-cv-00416-HEA
)
SAMUEL SNYDER, et al., 	)
)
Defendants. 	)
OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on remand from the United States Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for calculation and collection of the appellate filing
fee pursuant to Henderson v. Norris, 129 F.3d 481 (8th Cir. 1997). See Doc. 37. The
Court previously ordered Plaintiff to file an updated copy of his prison account
statement for the past six months, but Plaintiff has not done so. Under Henderson,
if the Court does not receive a copy of Plaintiff’s prison account statement, “it shall
calculate the initial appellate partial filing fee at $35 or such other reasonable amount
warranted by available information.” 	Henderson, 129 F.3d at 485. 	The Court
calculated Plaintiff’s initial partial filing fee in the district court at $43.78 based on
the prison account statement he filed on May 16, 2024. 	Doc. 8. 	The Court finds
$43.78 to be a reasonable amount for the initial partial appellate filing fee.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff must pay an initial appellate filing
fee of $43.78 within 30 days of the date of this Order. Plaintiff is instructed to make
his remittance payable to “Clerk, United States District Court,” and include on it:
(1) his name; (2) his prison registration number; (3) the case number; and (4) that
the remittance is for an appellate proceeding.
Dated this 15 th day of January, 2026.
HENRY EDWARD AUTREY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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