(PC) Pickett v. Pierce et al

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 01/06/25 ORDERING Plaintiff, within 30 days, to submit an affidavit in support of his request to Proceed IFP, or the required fees in the amount of $405.00. Clerk to send IFP form. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NORMAN CHARLES PICKETT,

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Case No. 2:24-cv-3182-JDP (P)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

JULEIGH PIERCE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Plaintiff has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee of

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$350.00 plus the $55.00 administrative fee.1 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). Plaintiff will be

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provided the opportunity either to submit the appropriate affidavit in support of a request to

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proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the required fees totaling $405.00.

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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, 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,

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or the required fees in the amount of $405.00; plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will

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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 $55.00 administrative fee.
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result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed; and

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2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma
Pauperis.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 6, 2025

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JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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