Lipsey v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. et al

Filing 3

ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to Submit Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay the Filing Fee Within Forty-Five (45) Days signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/21/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application). (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR.,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 1:17-cv-00556-AWI-SAB
ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS OR PAY THE FILING FEE WITHIN
FORTY-FIVE DAYS

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, Christopher Lipsey, Jr. is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 20, 2017, Plaintiff filed a complaint and a prisoner trust

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fund account statement. However, Plaintiff did not file an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis in this action.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff an application to proceed in
forma pauperis by a prisoner;

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Within forty-five (45) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file

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the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or in

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the alternative, pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action;
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No extension of time will be granted without a showing of good cause; and

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The failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action, without
prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 21, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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