Ramirez v. Unknown

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 7/6/09 ORDERING that Pltf is GRANTED 30 days to file a complaint. Pltf shall also submit, within 30 days the application to proceed IFP or the $350.00 filing fee. The Clerk is directed to send Pltf the court's form for filing a civil rights action and the application to proceed IFP. (Engbretson, K.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JUAN RAZO RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN, Defendants. / Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a document styled "emergency legal mail letter" in which he appears to complain about mental health care conditions at Mule Creek State Prison. Plaintiff has not filed any other pleadings. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must file a complaint as required by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and plaintiff must either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis.1 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court will not issue any orders granting or denying relief until an action has been properly commenced. The court will grant plaintiff thirty days to file a complaint and to submit an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the appropriate filing fee. ///// ORDER No. CIV S-09-0994 DAD P

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a complaint that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the complaint must bear the docket number assigned this case. Plaintiff shall also submit, within thirty days from the date of service of this order, the application to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court or the filing fee in the amount of $350.00. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this matter be dismissed; and 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court's form for filing a civil rights action and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. DATED: July 6, 2009.

DAD:9 rami0994.nocomplaint

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