Lavon Dyson v. St. Charles County

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denied Lavon Dyson’s application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs because he did not submit a certified six-month trust fund account statement as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). The Court ordered him to submit an amended application with the certified statement or pay the filing fee by January 8, 2026, warning that failure to comply would result in dismissal.

Holdings

1. The application must be denied without prejudice because Plaintiff failed to provide a certified copy of his trust-fund account statement, or institutional equivalent, for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint.
2. The denial is without prejudice, and Plaintiff may proceed by timely filing an amended application with the certified account statement or by prepaying the $405 filing fee.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs should be granted when he failed to provide the certified trust-fund account statement required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).

Disposition

other