Blackshire v. City of Sacramento, et al.

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/25/2017 ORDERING 2 Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP is DENIED; within 28 days of this order, plaintiff shall either pay the filing fee or file a properly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK BLACKSHIRE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:17-cv-1531-MCE-KJN PS

ORDER

CITY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Patrick Blackshire, who proceeds without counsel, has requested leave to proceed

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in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) However, plaintiff’s application is incomplete and/or not

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properly completed. For example, plaintiff lists his gross pay or wages as “various,” without any

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further explanation; states that he has disability or worker’s compensation income, but does not

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provide the amount; lists the amount of money he has in bank accounts as “0+”; and lists other

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assets as “0-10.” (Id.) As such, the court cannot make a determination as to whether plaintiff

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qualifies to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is denied.

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2. Within 28 days of this order, plaintiff shall either pay the filing fee or file a properly

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completed application to proceed in forma pauperis.
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3. Failure to timely comply with this order may result in dismissal of the action pursuant
to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 25, 2017

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