Myers v. St. Charles County Jail et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
MARK MYERS, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	No. 4:26-CV-00139 HEA
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY JAIL, et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own motion. Self-represented Plaintiff Mark
Myers, an inmate at the St. Charles County Jail, filed this civil rights action for money damages
on January 30, 2026, alleging false arrest and false imprisonment. 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 twenty-one (21) 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 4th day of February, 2026.
HENRY EDWARD AUTREY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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