Chris Jacobs v. The Press

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN CHRIS JACOBS, Plaintiff, OPINION and ORDER v. 26-cv-90-jdp THE PRESS, Defendants. Plaintiff Chris Jacobs, proceeding without counsel, is incarcerated at Columbia Correctional Institution. Jacobs brings this lawsuit against “The Press” (two Wausau television stations, the Associated Press, and other unidentified media outlets) for defaming him, leading to his 1998 conviction for kidnapping and false imprisonment. Jacobs has not submitted the $405 filing fee, so I infer that he seeks leave to proceed without full…