Polk v. CFMG et al

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/15/17 ORDERING plaintiff shall submit within 30 days from the date of this order, an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the clerk of court or the required fees in the amount of $400.00, along with a certified trust account statement. The clerk of court is directed to send plaintiff a new application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARRELL E. POLK,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-2319 KJN P

v.

ORDER

CFMG, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a Placer County jail inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action

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

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paid the required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $50.00 administrative fee.1 See 28 U.S.C. §§

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1914(a), 1915(a). Therefore, plaintiff will be provided the opportunity either to submit the

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appropriate affidavit in support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the required

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fees totaling $400.00. Plaintiff must also provide a certified inmate trust account statement for

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the last six month period.

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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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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, an affidavit in

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support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or

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the required fees in the amount of $400.00, along with a certified inmate trust account statement;

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plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

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dismissed; and

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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: November 15, 2017

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