Espey v. Mule Creek State Prison et al

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 11/7/2014 ORDERING the Clerk to provide plaintiff with a blank ifp application; and plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days, a fully completed ifp application. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FLOYD JOSEPH ESPEY,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-2511 DAD P

v.

ORDER

MULE CREEK STATE PRISON, 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

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28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, the certificate portion of the in forma pauperis application has not

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been filled out and signed by an authorized prison official; nor does the attached prison trust

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account statement reflect the activity in plaintiff’s account for the six months immediately

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preceding the filing of his complaint in this action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be

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provided another opportunity to submit a fully completed application to proceed in forma

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pauperis.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk of the Court shall provide plaintiff with a blank copy of the in forma

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pauperis application used by this court; and

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2. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a fully completed

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in forma pauperis application. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in a

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recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

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Dated: November 7, 2014

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DAD:4
espe2511.3c

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