Bontemps v. Barnes, et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/5/2012, ORDERING that plaintiff's 2 request to proceed IFP is DENIED without prejudice; the clerk is to send plainitff an ifp application; and plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days, a properly completed ifp application. (Yin, K)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GREGORY C. BONTEMPS,
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Plaintiff,
No. 2:12-cv-2249 DAD P
vs.
RON BARNES, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
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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 a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff has
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not submitted his in forma pauperis request on a proper form.
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Plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be denied, and
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plaintiff will be granted thirty days to submit a new request on a proper form. Plaintiff is
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cautioned that the form includes a section that must be completed by a prison official, and the
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application form must be accompanied by a certified copy of plaintiff’s prison trust account
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statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of this action.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is denied
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without prejudice;
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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff an Application to Proceed
In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner for use in a civil rights action; and
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3. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a properly
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completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided with this order;
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plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply with this order or seek an extension of time to do so
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will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.
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DATED: September 5, 2012.
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