Burnett v. Kammack et al

Filing 6

ORDER Denying 5 Motion to Proceed IFP without Prejudice; ORDER to Submit Prisoner Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay Filing Fee within Forty-Five (45) Days signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 09/22/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application Form)(Flores, E)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CARLOS ROMERO BURNETT, 12 13 14 15 Plaintiff, v. KAMMACK, et al., Defendants. 16 17 Case No.: 1:17-cv-01135-BAM (PC) ORDER DENYING IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION WITHOUT PREJUDICE (ECF No. 5) ORDER TO SUBMIT PRISONER APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS 18 19 Plaintiff Carlos Romero Burnett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this 20 civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on August 23, 2017, 21 together with a motion requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 22 § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) 23 On August 29, 2017, the Court issued an order denying Plaintiff’s application to proceed 24 in forma pauperis because it was incomplete. There was no certified copy of Plaintiff’s trust 25 account statement for the past six months attached to the application as the instructions require, 26 nor was the certificate portion of the form dated, signed, or filled-out by an authorized officer of 27 the correctional institution. The Court ordered Plaintiff to submit a new application within forty- 28 five days. (ECF No. 3.) 1 1 On September 21, 2017, Plaintiff submitted a renewed motion to proceed in forma 2 pauperis. (ECF No. 5.) While the certificate portion of the form is completed, Plaintiff has not 3 attached a certified copy of his trust account statement for the past six months, as the instructions 4 require. 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 6 1. 7 prejudice; 8 2. 9 10 Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 5) is DENIED, without The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve this order and a blank IFP application for a prisoner on Plaintiff; 3. Within forty-five (45) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall 11 file the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, and a certified 12 copy of his trust account statement for the past six months, or in the alternative, pay the $400.00 13 filing fee for this action; 14 4. No extension of time will be granted without a showing of good cause; and 15 5. Plaintiff is warned that the failure to comply with this order will result in 16 dismissal of this action, without prejudice. 17 18 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: /s/ Barbara September 22, 2017 A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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