Leonard v. Thompson et al

Filing 9

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 12/29/16 ORDERING that plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding t he filing of the complaint. Plaintiffs failure to comply with this order, or pay the filing fee, may result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 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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FREDERICK E. LEONARD,

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No. 2:16-cv-2767 DB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

M. THOMPSON, 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. By order dated December 5, 2016, plaintiff was directed to submit a certified

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copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the

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filing of the complaint. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff has now filed a document entitled “Inmate

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Balance History Report – Simple,” which appears to reflect the balances in plaintiff’s trust

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account from 2014 to December 5, 2016. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff has not, however, filed a

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certified copy of his trust account statement. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be

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provided the opportunity to submit the certified copy in support of his application to proceed in

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forma pauperis.

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

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1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a certified copy of

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his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the
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complaint. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order, or pay the filing fee, may result in a

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recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

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2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In

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Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

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Dated: December 29, 2016

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DLB:9
DLB1/prisoner-civil rights/Leon2767.3e

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