Newell Cooper v. United States of America

Filing 9

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT by Judge George H. Wu. Plaintiff was directed to pay the filing fee in full within 30 days or the case would be dismissed. The deadline for paying the filing fees has passed, and Plaintiff has failed to do so. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED. (dml)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NEWELL COOPER,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Defendant.

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On March 9, 2020, Plaintiff Newell Cooper (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint and
a first request to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. Nos. 2, 3. Because Plaintiff failed
to provide a certified copy of his trust account statement for the past six months and
failed to authorize disbursements from his trust account statement, the Court denied
the first in forma pauperis request with leave to amend. Dkt. No. 6.

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ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Case No. CV 20-02084-GW (RAOx)

On April 13, 2020, Plaintiff filed his second request to proceed in forma
pauperis. Dkt. No. 7. Because Plaintiff’s trust account statement showed that
Plaintiff had sufficient funds to pay the filing fee, the second in forma pauperis
request was denied on July 13, 2020. Dkt. No. 8. Plaintiff was directed to pay the
filing fee in full within 30 days or the case would be dismissed. Id.
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The deadline for paying the filing fees has passed, and Plaintiff has failed to
do so. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

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DATED: September 8, 2020
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GEORGE H. WU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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