Jessie Adams v. Sergio Jiminez

Adams · United States District Court for the District of Kansas · January 23, 2026 · No. 26-4008-TC-BGS

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas grants Jessie Adams’s application to proceed without prepaying fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The court directs the Clerk’s Office not to issue summons at this time because issues in the complaint are addressed in a contemporaneously filed Report and Recommendation of Dismissal.

Holdings

  1. Plaintiff established an inability to pay the filing fee and was granted permission to commence the action without prepayment of fees.
  2. The Clerk's office was directed not to issue summons at that time, absent further order from the court.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated sufficient financial inability to pay the filing fee to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
  2. Whether the Clerk's office should issue summons after the in forma pauperis application was granted.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (3)

  • Lister v. Dep't of Treasury, 408 F.3d 1309, 1312 (10th Cir. 2005)(followed)
  • White v. Colorado, 157 F.3d 1226, 1233 (10th Cir. 1998)(followed)
  • Engberg v. Wyoming, 265 F.3d 1109, 1122 (10th Cir. 2001)(followed)

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