Hammel v. Norfolk County D.A Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JASON HAMMEL, * * Plaintiff, * * v. * C.A. No. 18-10734-ADB * NORFOLK COUNTY D.A. OFFICE, et al., * * Defendants. * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BURROUGHS, D.J. For the reasons set forth below, the Court (1) grants the plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (2) assesses plaintiff an obligation to make monthly payments towards the filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), and (3) directs him to show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed, or, in the alternative, to file an amended complaint. I. BACKGROUND On April…