Williams v. Polemitis et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
PARIS WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff
v.
JENNIFER POLEMITIS, et al.,--
Defendants
No. 3:25cv2294
(Judge Munley)
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yct-- ORDER
AND NOW, to wit, thi~ 	day of December 2025, upon preliminary
review of plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and 28
U.S.C. § 1915A, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying
memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. 	Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.
(Doc. 2).
2. 	Plaintiff shall pay the full filing fee of $350.00, based on the financial
information provided in the application to proceed in forma pauperis.
The full filing fee shall be paid regardless of the outcome of the
litigation.
3. 	Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2), the Superintendent/
Warden , or other appropriate official at plaintiff's place of confinement
is directed to deduct an initial partial filing fee of 20% of the greater
of:
a. 	The average monthly deposits in the inmate's prison account
for the past six months, or
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b. 	The average monthly balance in the inmate's prison account for
the past six months.
The initial partial filing fee shall be forwarded to the Clerk of the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania,
P.O. Box 1148, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18501-1148, to be credited
to the above-captioned docket number. 	In each succeeding month,
when the amount in plaintiff's inmate trust fund account exceeds
$10.00, the Superintendent/Warden , or other appropriate official,
shall forward payments to the Clerk of Court equaling 20% of the
preceding month 's income credited to plaintiff's inmate trust fund
account until the fees are paid . Each payment shall reference the
above-captioned docket number.
4. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND a copy of this order to the
Superintendent/Warden of the institution wherein plaintiff is presently
confined.
5. 	The complaint is DEEMED filed. 	(Doc. 1).
6. 	The complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C . §
1915(e )(2)(B)(ii).
7. 	Plaintiff may file a proposed amended complaint on or before
December 17 , 2025 to cure the deficiencies identified in the court's
memorandum . Any amended complaint filed pursuant to this order
shall be filed to the same docket number as the instant action and
shall be complete in all respects. 	It shall be a new pleading that
stands by itself as an adequate complaint under the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure.
8. 	Failure to timely file a proposed amended complaint will result in
dismissal of this action without further notice of court.
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9. 	Any appeal from this order is DEEMED frivolous and not taken in
good faith. 	See 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3).
BY THE COURT:
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