Cook v. Pike County, Missouri

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION JAMES COOK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:23-cv-00033 SEP ) CITY OF PIKE COUNTY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the motion of Plaintiff James Cook, an inmate at the Moberly Correctional Center (MCC), for leave to commence this civil action without prepaying fees or costs. The Court grants the motion and assesses an initial partial filing fee of $79.03. Additionally, the Court will sever and dismiss, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, several of plaintiff’s…