Hassan v. Ryan et al
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ORDER - The 8 MOTION to Show Cause is granted in part to the extent he seeks an extension of time to pay the filing fee and denied in part to the extent he seeks a 120-day extension of time and seeks to make incremental payments of the filing fee. Within 60 days from the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the $350.00 filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay the filing fee. If Plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay within 60 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice. Signed by Senior Judge Robert C Broomfield on 3/19/13. (LAD)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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Said Ali Hassan,
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No. CV 12-2306-PHX-RCB (LOA)
Plaintiff,
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Charles R. Ryan, et al.,
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Defendants.
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On October 29, 2012, Plaintiff Said Ali Hassan, who was formerly confined in the
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Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42
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U.S.C. § 1983 and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. In a November 19,
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2012 Order, the Court granted the Application to Proceed, assessed the statutory filing
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fee of $350.000, and gave Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing fee or show cause why
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he cannot pay.
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On December 7, 2012, Plaintiff filed a “Motion to Show Cause” (Doc. 8). In his
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Motion, Plaintiff states that he has been living in a halfway house, is indigent, and has
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been looking for work. Plaintiff requests 120 days to pay the filing fee and states that he
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will make four incremental payments to pay the filing fee.
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periodically withdraw funds from Plaintiff’s inmate account according to the statutory
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formula in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2) until the filing fee was paid in full. However, because
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If Plaintiff were still a prisoner, the Court would order Plaintiff’s custodian to
Plaintiff is no longer in custody, and therefore does not have a prison account, he cannot
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avail himself of the partial payment provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), (2). The
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statute makes no other provision for incremental collection of the fee. Thus, although the
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Court, in its discretion, will grant Plaintiff an extension of time to pay the filing fee,
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Plaintiff must pay the filing fee in its entirety at that point, or show good cause why he
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cannot pay the filing fee. Moreover, the Court finds that a 120-day extension of time is
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unreasonably long. The Court will give Plaintiff a 60-day extension of time to pay the
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filing fee or show good cause why he cannot pay the filing fee.
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Plaintiff is advised that even after he pays the filing fee, the Court is required to
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screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an
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officer or an employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must
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dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the plaintiff has raised claims that are legally
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frivolous or malicious, that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that
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seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C.
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§ 1915A(b)(1), (2).
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If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, the Court
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may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258,
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1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with
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any order of the Court).
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IT IS ORDERED:
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(1)
Plaintiff’s “Motion to Show Cause” (Doc. 8) is granted in part to the
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extent he seeks an extension of time to pay the filing fee and denied in part to the extent
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he seeks a 120-day extension of time and seeks to make incremental payments of the
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filing fee.
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(2)
Within 60 days from the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay
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the $350.00 filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay the filing fee.
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If Plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay
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within 60 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action
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without prejudice.
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DATED this 19th day of March, 2013.
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