Queontay DL Chapman v. Milwaukee County Jail

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin grants Queontay DL Chapman’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis but finds his prisoner civil-rights complaint factually frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). The court permits Chapman to file an amended complaint or voluntarily dismiss the action by December 19, 2025, warning that failure to do so will result in dismissal and a potential strike under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

Holdings

1. Chapman qualified to proceed in forma pauperis, and his obligation to pay an initial partial filing fee was waived because he lacked the assets and means to pay it.
2. The complaint was factually frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) and did not survive screening.
3. Chapman was granted an opportunity to file an amended complaint by December 19, 2025, or to voluntarily dismiss the action by that date.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Chapman qualified to proceed without prepaying the full filing fee and whether the initial partial filing fee should be waived.
2. Whether the complaint stated a plausible claim and survived mandatory screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.
3. Whether Chapman should receive an opportunity to amend the complaint after the court found it factually frivolous.

Disposition

other