Watkins v. United States of America

Filing 3

ORDER to Submit Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis for a Prisoner or Pay Filing Fee Within 45 Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 7/17/17. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application & Instructions)(Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TERRANCE WATKINS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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1:17-cv-00909-SAB (PC)
ORDER TO SUBMIT APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS FOR A
PRISONER OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 45
DAYS

Defendant.

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Plaintiff Terrance Watkins is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action

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pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff initiated this action

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on July 10, 2017. (ECF No. 1.)

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However, Plaintiff has not paid the $400.00 filing fee, or submitted an application to
proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1.

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The Clerk’s Office shall send to Plaintiff the form for application to proceed in

forma pauperis for a prisoner;
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Within forty-five (45) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall

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

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alternative, pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action; and
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Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

July 17, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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