Tanksley v. CDC-Salinas et al

Filing 12

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 1/14/09 ORDERING that plaintiff shall submit within 30 days, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, with the required certified copy of his prison trust account statement, or the appropriate filing fee; and the Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.(Dillon, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. CDC-SALINAS, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has not, however, filed a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis, along with a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, or paid the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a), (a)(2). Plaintiff's application filed on December 16, 2008, does not include the required certified trust account statement. Plaintiff states on his form application that "[o]fficers prison trust persons are along with the plaintiff are in conflict." Plaintiff does not state, however, the nature of this conflict or why it prevents him from complying with the court's previous order to submit a completed application along with the required trust account statement. Plaintiff's applications filed on January 5, 2009, also do not include the required 1 MOODY W. TANKSLEY, Plaintiff, ORDER No. CIV S-08-2881-CMK-P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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certified trust account statement. In one of the latest form applications, plaintiff states: "Prison trust officer staff please mail all these court document upon the completion of forms. . . ." In the other application, he states: "Prison authorities are badly in conflict due to my filing civil complaints on this prison. . ." and he asks the court to obtain the required certification by telephone. Plaintiff is advised, however, that it is his responsibility to provide the required documents to the court. Plaintiff will be provided one final opportunity to submit either a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee. As the court previously advised plaintiff, if prison officials are thwarting his ability to obtain the required certified trust account statement, plaintiff shall so state and describe what efforts he has made to obtain the trust account statements and prison officials response(s) to those efforts. Plaintiff is warned that failure to resolve the fee status of this case within the time provided may result in the dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. See Local Rule 11-110. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff shall submit on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court,

within 30 days from the date of this order, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, with the required certified copy of his prison trust account statement, or the appropriate filing fee; and 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new form Application

to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

DATED: January 14, 2009 ______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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