Acord v. Champions Recovery Alternatives et al

Filing 3

ORDER Denying In Forma Pauperis Application without Prejudice and to Submit a Completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay Filing Fee signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 09/14/2017. Motion for IFP due by 10/16/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application Form)(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD ACORD,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01145-LGO-EPG

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING IN FORMA
PAUPERIS APPLICATION WITHOUT
PREJUDICE AND TO SUBMIT A
COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR
PAY FILING FEE

v.

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CHAMPIONS RECOVERY
ALTERNATIVES, et al.,

(ECF No. 2)
Defendants.

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Plaintiff Richard Acord is proceeding pro se in this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

18 On August 25, 2017, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”)
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A civil action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the entire filing fee only if the

21 party initiating the action is granted leave to proceed IFP. See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176,
22 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). In applying to proceed IFP, a plaintiff must submit an affidavit that
23 “state[s] the facts as to [the] affiant’s poverty with some particularity, definiteness and
24 certainty.” Jefferson v. United States, 277 F.2d 723, 725 (9th Cir. 1960) (“The right to proceed in
25 forma paupers is not an unqualified one. It is a privilege, rather than a right”). Under 28 U.S.C. §
26 1915, as amended by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), a prisoner seeking leave to
27 proceed IFP must also submit a “certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or
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1 complaint.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); Andrews v. King, 398 F.3d 1113, 1119 (9th Cir. 2005).
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Plaintiff fails to submit an affidavit stating his assets with any particularity. In his motion,

3 Plaintiff only states that he is in custody in Kings County Jail and is “without funds or assets to
4 raise the funds to pay the filing cost in this matter.” (ECF No. 2.) The Court is not able to
5 consider Plaintiff’s application until the requisite information is provided. Therefore, if Plaintiff
6 wishes to proceed in forma pauperis, he shall file a completed application no later than October
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The Clerk shall attach an application to proceed in forma pauperis to this Order. No later

10 than October 16, 2017, Plaintiff shall submit the attached application fully completed and
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No extensions will be granted without a showing of good cause. Failure to timely

13 comply with this order will result in a recommendation that the application be denied.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 14, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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