King v. Wang et al

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/12/2014 ORDERING plaintiff to submit, within 30 days, a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID KING,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-1817 DAD P

v.

ORDER

WANG, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has not, however, filed a certified copy of his prison trust account

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statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint.1 See 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit the appropriate

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statement.
In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit,

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within thirty days from the date of this order, a certified copy of his prison trust account statement

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Although plaintiff filed his complaint on August 1, 2014, he submitted a prison trust account
that is current only through April 3, 2014. (See ECF No. 2 at 3.) The statute requires that this
court assess the “average monthly balance in the prisoner’s account for the 6-month period
immediately preceding the filing of the complaint[.]” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1)(B).
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for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of his complaint. Failure to comply

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with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

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Dated: August 12, 2014

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king1817.3c.new.6mo.

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