Grimes v. Grossjan

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 11/16/2017 ORDERING that Plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, a signed 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. (Hunt, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSEPH GRIMES,

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No. 2:17-cv-2394 DB P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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M. GROSSJAN,

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ORDER

Defendant.

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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. Plaintiff has not, however, filed a signed in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the

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required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $50.00 administrative fee. 1 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a),

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1915(a). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity either to submit the appropriate affidavit in

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support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the required fees totaling $400.00.

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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 signed affidavit

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

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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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or the required fees in the amount of $400.00; plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will

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result in a recommendation that this action be 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 16, 2017

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/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DLB:9
DB/orders/prisoner-civil rights/grim2394.3a

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