Jones v. Merced Police Department et al

Filing 2

ORDER DIRECTING Plaintiff to PAY the $400 filing fee or submit a completed application to proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days of service of this order. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 12/10/2013. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LEONARD J. JONES,
Plaintiff,

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v.
MERCED POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.,

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
PAY THE $400 FILING FEE OR SUBMIT
A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF SERVICE OF THIS
ORDER

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01990-LJO-SKO

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Plaintiff Leonard Jones ("Plaintiff") is a prisoner at a Merced County correctional facility

18 and is proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to Title 42 of the United States Code
19 section 1983. Plaintiff has not paid the $400.00 filing fee, nor has he submitted an application to
20 proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit the

23 attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or, in the alternative, he
24 shall pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action. No requests for extension will be granted without a
25 showing of good cause. If Plaintiff elects to submit the application to proceed in forma pauperis,
26 within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit a certified copy of
27 his prison trust statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the
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Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 10, 2013

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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