Johnson v. Lisarraga et al

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 2/18/16 ORDERING that plaintiff shall, within 30 days after the filing date of this order, submit an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided herewith by the Clerk of Court, or the required fees in the amount of $400.00. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LUIS REYNALDO JOHNSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-0253 AC P

v.

ORDER

JOE A. LISARRAGA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the

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required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $50.00 administrative fee.1 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a),

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1915(a). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit either the appropriate affidavit in

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support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis, or the required fees totaling $400.00.

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If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted, plaintiff will still be required to pay the filing fee
but will be allowed to pay it in installments. Litigants proceeding in forma pauperis are not
required to pay the $50.00 administrative fee.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff shall, within thirty days after the filing date of this order, submit an affidavit

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in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided herewith by the Clerk

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of Court, or the required fees in the amount of $400.00.

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.
3. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

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dismissed without prejudice.

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DATED: February 18, 2016

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