Lau v. California Government Code 68635

Filing 20

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 6/8/10 ORDERING that 19 Motion to Proceed IFP is DENIED; Within 30 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee in full or file a properly completed in forma pauperis application.(Dillon, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 is denied; and 2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall show cause in writing why this action should not be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee in full or file a properly 1 / Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On several occasions, the court has directed plaintiff to either pay the filing fee in full for this action or file a properly completed in forma pauperis application. (See Doc. Nos. 4, 13, 16, & 18.) On each occasion, and most recently on June 3, 2010, plaintiff has filed an in forma pauperis application without a certified copy of his trust account statement, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's June 3, 2010 application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 19) ORDER vs. CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE 68635, HON LAU, Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-0297 DAD P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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completed in forma pauperis application. If plaintiff is unable to obtain a certified copy of his trust account statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as he seems to suggest, he shall provide the dates on which he requested his trust account statement; to whom he made his requests; and the reasons that were given by prison officials for denying his request. Plaintiff is warned that failure to respond to this order may result in dismissal of this action for the reasons outlined above. DATED: June 8, 2010.

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