March 12, 1998

Mr. Martin S. Hamilton

EF353697 , S-3

Lowndes State Prison

Post Office Box 5367

Valdosta, Georgia 31601

RE:	A98D0215 .	Martin A. Hamilton v. KCM Associates,

Inc., et al

A98A1177 .	Martin A. Hamilton v. KCM Associates,

Inc., D/B/A Redan Cove Apartments, et al

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

I am in receipt of your letter of postmark date March 6, 1998 regarding the above referenced matters. Please be advised that under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1996, the clerk is required to notify the warden or superintendent of a facility in which a prisoner is located of the fact that the prisoner has filed a proceeding in that clerk's court. The clerk is required by law to request that the warden or superintendent freeze the prisoner's account until the filing fee can be paid.

Each of the above cases is a separate appeal. The discretionary application A98D0215 requires an $80.00 filing fee. The direct appeal A98A1177 also requires an $80.00 filing fee.

The Court received the $80.00 filing fee in the discretionary application, and has received $50.00 of the $80.00 fee in the direct appeal.

Under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1996, the fact that you filed a pauper's affidavit, does not relieve you from the requirement of paying the filing cost in civil matters, other than habeas corpus.

I hope this answers your question.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

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