(PC) Arteaga v. United States of America

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 3/6/2025 ORDERING that 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 $405. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send plaintiff an Application to Proceed IFP By a Prisoner. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BALDEMAR ARTEAGA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 2:25-cv-0546-JDP (P)

ORDER

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1331. Plaintiff has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the

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required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $55.00 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 $405.00.

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Plaintiff is cautioned that the in forma pauperis application form includes a section that

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must be completed by a prison official, and the form must be accompanied by a certified copy of

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plaintiff’s prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the

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filing of this action.

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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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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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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 an Application to Proceed In Forma

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Pauperis By a Prisoner.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

March 6, 2025
JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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