Salinas v. Rodriquez et al

Filing 5

ORDER that Pla's 3 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is denied without prejudice. Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Pla must either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a new, completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. If Pla fails to comply, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Pla. Signed by Judge Robert C Broomfield on 08/15/10. (Attachments: # 1 IFP - Non-habeas) (ESL)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Reginaldo Navaro Salinas, Plaintiff, vs. Rodriguez, et al., Defendants.

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No. CV 10-1625-PHX-RCB (ECV) ORDER

Plaintiff Reginaldo Navaro Salinas, who is confined in the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail, has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. 1). Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee but has filed a deficient Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 3) and an "Inmate Account Statement" (Doc. 4). The Court will deny the Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis without prejudice and give Plaintiff 30 days to pay the fee or file a new, completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. I. Payment of Filing Fee When bringing an action, a prisoner must either pay the $350.00 filing fee in a lump sum or, if granted the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis, pay the fee incrementally as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An application to proceed in forma pauperis requires an affidavit of indigence and a certified copy of the inmate's trust account statement for the

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six months preceding the filing of the Complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). An inmate must submit statements from each institution where he was confined during the six-month period. Id. To assist prisoners in meeting these requirements, the Court requires use of a form application. LRCiv 3.4(a). If a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will assess an initial partial filing fee of 20% of either the average monthly deposits or the average monthly balance in Plaintiff's account, whichever is greater. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An initial partial filing fee will only be collected when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The balance of the fee will be collected in monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month's income credited to an inmate's account, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). II. Deficient Application Plaintiff has used the court-approved Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis form but Plaintiff has not dated and signed the "Consent To Collection Of Fees From Trust Account" section of the form. In light of this deficiency, Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 3) will be denied without prejudice and Plaintiff will be permitted 30 days from the filing date of this Order to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a new, completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Because Plaintiff has sent in an "Inmate Account Statement" (Doc. 4), he will not be required to send another one. III. Warnings A. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule 83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this action. B. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice
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to Plaintiff. C. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the Court). IT IS ORDERED: (1) Plaintiff's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 3) is denied

without prejudice. (2) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a new, completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (3) If Plaintiff fails to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a completed

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff. (4) The Clerk of the Court must mail to Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing

an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas). DATED this 15th day of August, 2010.

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