Edwards v. Adams et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
LARRY EDWARDS, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	No. 4:25-CV-01906 JMB
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CO1 UNKNOWN ADAMS, et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own motion. Self-represented Plaintiff Larry
Edwards, an inmate at Northeast Correctional Center (NECC), filed this civil rights action for
money damages on December 29, 2025, concerning a failure to protect claim which occurred at
Eastern Reception Diagnostic Center (ERDCC) in September of 2024. However, Plaintiff neither
paid the Court filing fee nor filed a motion to proceed without prepayment of fees or costs. Plaintiff
must do one or the other for this case to proceed. See E.D. Mo. L.R. 2.01(B)(1). If Plaintiff files a
motion seeking leave to commence this action without prepaying fees or costs, he must also file a
certified copy of his prison account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the
filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff’s failure to timely pay the filing fee
or file a motion seeking leave to commence this action without payment of fees or costs may result
in the dismissal of this case, without prejudice and without further notice.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff a blank
Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees or Costs form.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff must either pay the $405 filing fee or submit
a motion to proceed without prepaying fees or costs within thirty (30) days of the date of this
Order.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff files a motion seeking leave to commence
this action without prepaying fees or costs, he must also submit a certified copy of his prison
account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court
will dismiss this action without prejudice.
Dated this 12th day of January, 2026.
/s/ John M. Bodenhausen
JOHN M. BODENHAUSEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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