(PC) Cole v. California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation et al

Filing 13

ORDER to Submit Signed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis or Pay Filing Fee Within Thirty (30) Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 3/5/2025. Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall re-submit the enclosed application to proceed in forma pauperis, with plaintiff's original signature, or in the alternative, pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application) (Deputy Clerk OFR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE LEE COLE, JR,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

1:25-cv-00272-GSA (PC)
ORDER TO SUBMIT SIGNED APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR
PAY FILING FEE WITHIN THIRTY (30)
DAYS

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION et
al,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1915. However, plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis was deficient in

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that it did not include plaintiff's required original signature. Each document submitted for filing

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must include the original signature of the filing party or parties. Local Rule 131; F.R.C.P. 11(a).

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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 re-submit

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the enclosed application to proceed in forma pauperis, with plaintiff's original signature, or in the

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alternative, pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action.

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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:

March 5, 2025

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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