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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI 
 EASTERN DIVISION 
 
MARTINO O’BRYANT, ) 
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Plaintiff, ) 
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v. )  Case No. 4:26-cv-00217-SRC 
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TENNIS WAREHOUSE et al., ) 
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Defendants. ) 
 
 Order 
 
Martino O’Bryant, a self-represented litigant, filed a complaint, doc. 1, and a motion for 
leave to proceed in forma pauperis, doc. 2.  The Court has reviewed the motion and finds it 
incomplete.  See doc. 2.  O’Bryant failed to indicate whether, in the past 12 months, he received 
income from “[b]usiness, profession, or other self-employment”; “[r]ent payments, interest, or 
dividends”; “[p]ension, annuity, or life insurance payments”; “[g]ifts or inheritances”; or “[a]ny 
other sources.”  See doc. 2 at 1 (The Court cites to page numbers as assigned by CM/ECF.).  
Additionally, O’Bryant listed an $11,000 obligation to a university in both the section provided 
to describe his regular monthly expenses and the section provided to describe his debts.  See id. 
at 2.  It is therefore unclear whether O’Bryant accurately disclosed that obligation.   
Accordingly, the Court denies, without prejudice, O’Bryant’s [2] motion for leave to 
proceed in forma pauperis.  O’Bryant must, no later than July 30, 2026, either (i) pay the $405 
filing fee or (ii) file a complete and accurate in forma pauperis application.  The Court directs the 
Clerk of Court to send O’Bryant a copy of the Court’s standard application to proceed in district 
court without prepaying fees or costs.  If O’Bryant fails to comply with this order, the Court will 
dismiss this case without prejudice and without further notice.  
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