Pena v. Shaffer et al

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 01/12/12 ordering plaintiff has 30 days from the date of service of this order to submit either a filing fee or the application required by section 1915(a). The clerk of the court is directed to mail to plaintiff a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IGNACIO POLVOS PENA,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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JENNIFER SHAFFER, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER
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Plaintiff, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a complaint alleging civil rights violations.

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No. CIV S-12-0006 EFB P

See 42 U.S.C. §1983.

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To proceed with a civil action a plaintiff must pay the $350 filing fee required by 28

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U.S.C. § 1914(a) or request leave to proceed in forma pauperis and submit the affidavit and trust

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account statement required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).
Plaintiff has neither paid the fee nor submitted a proper application for leave to proceed

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in forma pauperis.
Accordingly, plaintiff has 30 days from the date of service of this order to submit either

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the filing fee or the application required by § 1915(a). The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail

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to plaintiff a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to comply with this

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order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

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So ordered.

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DATED: January 12, 2012.

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