Nelson v. Fox et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/26/2017 DENYING without prejudice 2 Motion to Proceed IFP and ORDERING Plaintiff to submit a signed and complete affidavit in support of request to proceed IFP within 30 days from the date of this order. (Henshaw, R)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DYKE EDWARD NELSON,
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No. 2:17-cv-2117-EFB P
Plaintiff,
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v.
ORDER
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ROBERT FOX, Warden, et al.,
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Defendants.
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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. He has filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis using this
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court’s form, but has left the space for his signature blank. See ECF No. 2. The court cannot rule
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on plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis because he has not signed it.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is denied
without prejudice.
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2. Within 30 days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit a signed and complete
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affidavit in support of his request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to
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comply with this order may result in dismissal.
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3. The Clerk of the court is directed to send to plaintiff a new form Application to Proceed
In Forma Pauperis by a Prisoner.
Dated: October 26, 2017.
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