Ballard v. Ohio Secretary of State et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
CHARLES BALLARD,
Plaintiff,
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Case No. 3:25-cv-308
Judge Thomas M. Rose
Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr.
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ENTRY AND ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
(DOC. NO. 6), AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS (DOC. NO. 1)
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Currently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 6) of Magistrate
Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. 	Therein, Magistrate Judge Silvain recommends that the Court deny
Plaintiff Charles Ballard’s (“Ballard”) Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis, and order Ballard to
pay the Court’s filing fee. (Id. at PageID 36.) Noting that no objections have been filed regarding
the Report and Recommendation, and that the time for filing such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P.
72(b) 	has 	expired, 	the 	Court 	hereby 	ADOPTS 	Magistrate 	Judge 	Silvain’s 	Report 	and
Recommendation (Doc. No. 6). 	Ballard is hereby ORDERED to pay the Court’s filing fee of
$405.00 within thirty (30) days of this Order. Ballard is placed on NOTICE that a failure to pay
the Court’s filing fee may result in the dismissal of this action.
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DONE and ORDERED in Dayton, Ohio, this Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
s/Thomas M. Rose
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THOMAS M. ROSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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