Keeton v. Royals

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 8/11/16 ORDERING that plaintiff has 30 days from the date of service of this order to submit either the filing fee or the IFP application. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to plaintiff a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of this action.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CANDICE KEETON,

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No. 2:16-cv-1820-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

ROYALS,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. To proceed with a civil action a plaintiff must pay the $400 filing fee required by

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

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trust account statement required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Plaintiff has neither paid the fee nor

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submitted a proper application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.1

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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 may result in dismissal of this action.

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Dated: August 11, 2016.

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Plaintiff submitted a certified trust account statement, but it was neither certified nor
accompanied by the required affidavit.