govinfo:USCOURTS-okwd-5_26-cv-00379-2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA 
 
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, ) 
 ) 
 Plaintiff, ) 
 ) 
v. ) Case No. CIV-26-379-G 
 ) 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 
 ) 
 Defendant. ) 
ORDER 
 Plaintiff Christopher Scott filed this civil action and applied for leave to proceed in 
forma pauperis. On April 23, 2026, the Court denied Plaintiff’s application for leave to 
proceed in forma pauperis and advised Plaintiff that unless he paid the $405.00 filing fee 
in full to the Clerk of the Court on or before May 14, 2026, or showed good cause for his 
failure to do so, this action was subject to dismissal without prejudice. See Order of Apr. 
23, 2026 (Doc. No. 5). 
As of this date, Plaintiff has not submitted his required filing fee, shown good cause 
for his failure to do so, or otherwise been in contact with the Court. 
Plaintiff has had “ample time” to ensure compliance but has instead chosen to 
disregard the Court’s Order. Soeken v. Estep , 270 F. App’x 734, 736 (10th Cir. 2008). 
Further, “[a] district court possesses broad discretion in determining whether to dismiss a 
petition without prejudice for failing to comply with court orders.” Id. at 735-36; see also 
Thornton v. Estep , 209 F. App’x 755, 756 -57 (10th Cir. 2006); Adams v. Wiley , 298 F. 
App’x 767, 768-69 (10th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, dismissal of this matter is warranted. 

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See LCvR 3.3(e) (prescribing that if an in forma pauperis application is denied, the 
litigant’s “[f]ailure to pay the filing fees by the date specified, to seek a timely extension 
within which to make the payment, or to show cause in writing by the date specified for 
payment” “shall be cause for dismissal of the action without prejudice to refiling”); Sears 
v. Dist. Att’y, No. CIV-17-1195-HE, 2017 WL 7669372 (W.D. Okla. Dec. 28, 2017) (R. & 
R.), adopted, 2018 WL 837607 (W.D. Okla. Feb. 12, 2018). 
CONCLUSION 
 For the foregoing reasons, the Complaint (Doc. No. 1) in this matter is DISMISSED 
without prejudice. A separate judgment shall be entered. 
 IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of June, 2026. 
 

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