(PC) Melger v. Placer County Dept. of Child Support Services et al

Filing 8

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/14/2023 DISMISSING this action without prejudice for failure to pay filing fee. CASE CLOSED. (Clemente Licea, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THOMAS JOSEPH MELGER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:23-cv-01069-KJM-JDP (PC)

v.

ORDER

PLACER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided

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by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On August 11, 2023, the Court denied plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma

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pauperis because plaintiff is a three-strikers litigant within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

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ECF No. 7. Plaintiff was granted thirty days in which to pay the $402 filing fee for this action

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and warned that failure to timely submit the fee would result in dismissal of this action. Id.

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Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee, and the allotted time has passed.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. This action is dismissed without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee; and

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2. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case.

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DATED: November 14, 2023.

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