The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JOHN HADDOCK,
Plaintiff,
ORDER
21-CV-2923 (KAM)
-against-
NASSAU COUNTY COURT; NASSAU COUNTY
JAIL; SHEFIFFS DEPARTMENT,
Defendants.
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KIYO A. MATSUMOTO, United States District Judge:
On May 24, 2021, Plaintiff John Haddock, currently
incarcerated at the Nassau County Jail, filed this pro se action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1, Complaint.)
Plaintiff’s submission did not include the requisite filing fee
or in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application and Prisoner
Authorization Form required to commence this action. In the
absence of a Prisoner Authorization Form, Haddock cannot proceed
with this lawsuit. See Knight v. City of New York, No. 20-2974,
2020 WL 7062464, at *1 (2d Cir. Oct. 21, 2020); Brown v.
Faucher, No. 19-3898, 2020 WL 833854, at *1 (2d Cir. Jan 10,
2020).
By letter dated May 27, 2021, Haddock was provided
with the proper forms and advised that in order to proceed with
his lawsuit, he must either pay the filing fee or return the
completed IFP application and Prisoner Authorization Form within
14 days from receipt of the letter. (ECF No. 2.) Summonses
have not been issued due to the deficiencies.
On June 25, 2021, Haddock’s letter dated June 21, 2021
was filed, inquiring as to why an answer to his complaint has
not been filed. (ECF No. 4.) As of the date of this Order,
however, the court has not received a completed IFP application
or the required Prisoner Authorization Form.
In light of Plaintiff’s pro se status, the court
grants Plaintiff an additional 30 days to file a completed IFP
Application and Prisoner Authorization Form. If Plaintiff fails
to comply with this Order within the time allowed, the action
will be dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of Court is
respectfully directed to mail this Order and another IFP
application and Prisoner Authorization Form to Plaintiff.
SO ORDERED.
/s/
KIYO A. MATSUMOTO
United States District Judge
Eastern District of New York
Dated: July 21, 2021
Brooklyn, New York