HOWELL v. GA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
THADDEUS HOWELL, 	:
:
Plaintiff, 	:
: 	NO. 5:25-cv-00532-MTT-CHW
V. 	:
:
GA DEP’T OF CORRECTIONS, 	:
et al., 	:
:
Defendants. 	:
:
ORDER
I. 	Complaint
Pro se Plaintiff Thaddeus Howell, a prisoner in Baldwin State Prison in Hardwick,
Georgia, has filed a handwritten document that was docketed in this Court as a complaint
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 	ECF No. 1. 	Plaintiff did not, however, submit his pleading on
the required § 1983 complaint form. 	Accordingly, Plaintiff is now ORDERED to recast
his complaint on a standard form.
The recast complaint must contain a caption that clearly identifies, by name, each
individual that Plaintiff has a claim against and wishes to include as a defendant in this
action. 	Plaintiff is to name only the individuals associated with the claim or related claims
that he is pursuing in this action. 	Plaintiff must then tell the Court exactly how each
individual defendant violated his constitutional or federal statutory rights, including
(1) what each defendant did (or did not do) to violate his rights; (2) when and where each
action occurred; and (3) how Plaintiff was injured as a result of each defendant’s actions.
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Plaintiff must complete the entire complaint form.
Plaintiff’s recast complaint shall take the place of and supersede all allegations
made in the original pleading. 	The Court will only consider the factual allegations and
claims contained in Plaintiff’s recast complaint on the enclosed § 1983 form. 	Thus, any
fact Plaintiff deems necessary to his lawsuit should be clearly stated in his recast complaint,
even if Plaintiff has previously alleged it in another filing. 	Plaintiff’s recast complaint
shall not exceed ten pages.
II. 	Filing Fee
When he filed the complaint, Plaintiff did not pay the $405.00 filing fee for this case
or move for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 	Therefore, Plaintiff is ORDERED to
either pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit a properly completed motion to proceed in forma
pauperis. 	Plaintiff must complete the entire in forma pauperis application by filling out
the motion and declaration as well as submitting “a certified copy of [his] trust fund account
statement (or institutional equivalent) . . . for the 6-month period immediately preceding
the filing of the complaint.” 	28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).
III. 	Conclusion
Therefore, as set forth above, Plaintiff is ORDERED to (1) refile his complaint on
the Court’s standard § 1983 form, and (2) either pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit a
properly 	completed 	motion 	to 	proceed 	in 	forma 	pauperis. 	Plaintiff 	shall 	have
FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of this order to file his recast complaint and either
pay the filing fee or move for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 	Plaintiff’s failure to
fully and timely comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action.
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Additionally, Plaintiff must immediately inform the Court in writing of any change in his
mailing address, and his failure to do so may result in dismissal of this action.
The CLERK is DIRECTED to mail Plaintiff a standard 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaint form, and a copy of the Court’s standard in forma pauperis application and
associated documents with this Order.
SO ORDERED and DIRECTED, this 8th day of January, 2026.
s/ Charles H. Weigle
Charles H. Weigle
United States Magistrate Judge
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