BARBARA CRABB, District Judge
Plaintiff Eduardo Perez, an inmate at the Stanley Correctional Institution in Stanley, Wisconsin, has filed a motion titled "Motion for Extra Time at Institution Law Library." In this motion, plaintiff states that because he does not speak, write or read English very well, he needs a dictionary to insure that he prepares documents the court will understand. Apparently, plaintiff does not have a dictionary in his cell. Instead, he wants an order requiring prison officials to allow him more time in the prison law library than other inmates receive. Alternatively, plaintiff asks for permission to submit his filings in Spanish.
Unfortunately, if plaintiff were to submit his filings in Spanish, this court would lack the resources to consider them. In addition, I am not inclined as a matter of first resort to direct prison officials to give plaintiff preferential treatment over other prisoners in the amount of time he is allotted in the prison's law library. Plaintiff's submissions to date have been clearly written. Even if plaintiff struggles with the English language and that he would benefit from having access to a dictionary, his trust fund account statement shows that he receives regular deposits to his account in amounts sufficient to allow him to purchase a pocket dictionary to keep in his cell. Therefore, I will deny plaintiff's motion without prejudice to his renewing the motion upon a showing that he is not allowed to purchase a pocket dictionary for his personal use in his cell.
ORDER
Plaintiff's motion for an order directing prison officials to allow him extra time in the prison law library is DENIED without prejudice.