Cook v. Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION NICHOLES D. COOK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:21-cv-00047-RWS ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the motion of plaintiff Nicholes D. Cook for leave to commence this civil action without prepayment of the required filing fee. (Docket No. 2).1 Having reviewed the motion and the financial information submitted in support, the Court has determined that Cook lacks sufficient funds to pay the entire filing fee, and will assess an initial…