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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Ronald L. Legg,                                                                                 )             C/A No.: 4:13-1615-RMG-SVH
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Plaintiff,
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                                                                                                ORDER
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vs.
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R. Scott Joye, Esq.,
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Defendant.
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This is a civil action filed by a local prisoner.    Therefore, in the event that a
limitations issue arises, Plaintiff shall have the benefit of the holding in Houston v. Lack,
487 U.S. 266 (1988) (prisoner’s pleading was filed at the moment of delivery to prison
authorities  for  forwarding  to  District  Court).    Under  Local  Civil  Rule                73.02(B)(2)
(D.S.C.), pretrial proceedings in this action have been referred to the assigned United
States Magistrate Judge.
PAYMENT OF THE FILING FEE:
By filing this case, Plaintiff has incurred a debt to the United States of America in
the amount of $350.   See 28 U.S.C. § 1914.   This debt is not dischargeable in the event
Plaintiff seeks relief under the bankruptcy provisions of the United States Code.   See 11
U.S.C. § 523(a)(17).   A prisoner is permitted to file a civil action without prepayment of
fees or security therefor under 28 U.S.C. § 1915.   Plaintiff has submitted an Application
to  Proceed  Without  Prepayment  of  Fees  and  Affidavit  (Form AO240)  to  this  court
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), which is construed as a Motion for Leave to Proceed
in forma pauperis.   A review of the Motion reveals that Plaintiff does not have the funds
to prepay the filing fee.
Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is granted.   [Entry #2].
TO THE CLERK OF COURT:
This case is subject to summary dismissal based on an initial screening conducted
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915 and/or 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.   Therefore, the Clerk of Court
shall not issue the summons or forward this matter to the United States Marshal for
service of process at this time.




TO PLAINTIFF:
Plaintiff must place the civil action number listed above  (C/A No.:  4:13-1615-
RMG-SVH) on any document provided to the court pursuant to this order.   Any future
filings in this case must be sent to (901 Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina
29201) the address below.   All documents requiring Plaintiff’s signature shall be signed
with Plaintiff’s full legal name written in Plaintiff’s own handwriting.   Pro se litigants
shall not use the “s/typed name” format used in the Electronic Case Filing System.   In all
future filings with this court, Plaintiff is directed to use letter-sized (eight and one-half
inches by eleven inches) paper only, to write or type text on one side of a sheet of paper
only and not to write or type on both sides of any sheet of paper.   Plaintiff is further
instructed not to write to the edge of the paper, but to maintain one inch margins on the
top, bottom, and sides of each paper submitted.
Plaintiff is a pro se litigant.    Plaintiff’s attention is directed to the following
important notice:
You are ordered to always keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing (901
Richland  Street,  Columbia,  South  Carolina                                                   29201)  if  your  address
changes for any reason, so as to assure that orders or other matters that
specify deadlines for you to meet will be received by you.   If as a result of
your failure to comply with this order, you fail to meet a deadline set by
this court, your case may be dismissed for violating this order.   There-
fore, if you have a change of address before this case is ended, you must
comply with this order by immediately advising the Clerk of Court in
writing of such change of address and providing the court with the docket
number of all pending cases you have filed with this court.   Your failure to
do so will not be excused by the court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
June 17, 2013                                                                                   Shiva V. Hodges
Columbia, South Carolina                                                                        United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff’s attention is directed to the important warning on the next page.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
WARNING TO PRO SE PARTY OR NONPARTY FILERS
ALL  DOCUMENTS  THAT  YOU  FILE  WITH  THE  COURT  WILL  BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET THROUGH PACER (PUBLIC
ACCESS   TO   COURT   ELECTRONIC   RECORDS)   AND   THE   COURT’S
ELECTRONIC CASE FILING SYSTEM.    CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN OR SHOULD BE REMOVED
FROM  ALL  DOCUMENTS  BEFORE  YOU  SUBMIT  THE  DOCUMENTS  TO
THE COURT FOR FILING.
Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for privacy protection of
electronic or paper filings made with the court.   Rule  5.2 applies to ALL documents
submitted for filing, including pleadings, exhibits to pleadings, discovery responses, and
any other document submitted by any party or nonparty for filing. Unless otherwise
ordered  by  the  court,  a  party  or  nonparty  filer  should  not  put  certain  types  of  an
individual’s personal identifying information in documents submitted for filing to any
United States District Court.   If it is necessary to file a document that already contains
personal  identifying  information,  the  personal  identifying  information  should  be
“blacked out” or redacted prior to submitting the document to the Clerk of Court for
filing.                                                                                             A  person  filing  any  document  containing  their  own  personal  identifying
information  waives  the  protection  of  Rule                                                      5.2(a)  by  filing  the  information  without
redaction and not under seal.
1. Personal information protected by Rule 5.2(a):
(a) Social Security and Taxpayer identification numbers.   If an individual’s social
security number or a taxpayer identification number must be included in a document, the
filer may include only the last four digits of that number.
(b) Names of Minor Children.   If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned,
the filer may include only the initials of that child.
(c) Dates of Birth.   If an individual’s date of birth must be included in a document, the
filer may include only the year of birth.
(d) Financial Account Numbers.   If financial account numbers are relevant, the filer
may include only the last four digits of these numbers.
2.   Protection of other sensitive personal information                                             -   such as driver’s license numbers
and alien registration numbers - may be sought under Rule 5.2(d)(filings made under
seal) and (e) (protective orders).
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