Arteaga v. Morfin

Filing 5

ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 4/25/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SERGIO GARCIA ARTEAGA,
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Case No. 17-cv-01288 NC (PR)

Plaintiff,

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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J. MORFIN,

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Defendant.

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On March 10, 2017, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a federal civil rights

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complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 That same day, the Court sent a notification to

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Plaintiff, informing him that he did not pay the filing fee, and his application to proceed in

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forma pauperis (“IFP”) was incomplete. Specifically, the notification informed Plaintiff

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that the IFP application he submitted was missing a page and that he did not submit a

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Certificate of Funds in Prisoner’s Account form or a copy of his prisoner trust account.

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The Court also provided Plaintiff with a copy of the IFP application he submitted, and

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included a blank Certificate of Funds in Prisoner’s Account form, along with a return

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envelope, and a notification that the case would be dismissed if he failed to pay the fee, or

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Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 4.

Case No. 17-cv-01288 NC (PR)
ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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file a completed application with supporting documentation within twenty-eight days.

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More than twenty-eight days have passed and Plaintiff has not paid the fee, filed a

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completed application to proceed IFP, or otherwise communicated with the Court.

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Accordingly, the case is DISMISSED without prejudice. The Clerk shall terminate
all pending motions and close the file.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:

April 25, 2017

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 17-cv-01288 NC (PR)
ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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