IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN      KAREEN HAYES,            Plaintiff,  ORDER  v.      Case No. 21-cv-728-jdp  LAURA FLEURY, et al      Defendants.        On November 17, 2021, the court entered an order giving plaintiff Kareen Hayes  until December 8, 2021, to submit a trust fund account statement for the period beginning  approximately May 17, 2021 and ending approximately November 17, 2021. Now, plaintiff  has filed a motion to use release account funds to pay the entire fee for filing this case.  However, with the exception of initial partial payments, federal courts lack the  authority to tell state officials whether and to what extent a prisoner should be able to  withdraw money from a release account. Plaintiff cannot use release account funds to pay the  entire balance of the filing fee, and so plaintiff’s motion will be denied.  For this case to proceed, plaintiff must submit a certified trust fund account statement  no later than December 29, 2021. If I find that plaintiff is indigent, I will calculate an initial  partial payment amount that must be paid before the court can screen the merits of the  complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Thereafter, plaintiff will be required to pay the  balance of the filing fee in installments.      Case: 3:21-cv-00728-jdp Document #: 5 Filed: 11/29/21 Page 1 of 2

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