Santos v. Six Unknown Names Agents et al

Filing 2

ORDER DISMISSING Civil Action Without Prejudice For Failing to Pay Filing Fee Required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and/or Failing to Move to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Plaintiff is Granted forty-five (45) days to pay the entire $400 filing and administrative fee in full, or complete and file a new Motion to Proceed IFP, which includes a certified copy of his trust account statement for the 6-month period preceding the filing of his Complaint. Plaintiff provided new IFP Form. Signed by Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel on 5/13/2014. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(srm)(jrd)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM SANTOS,
Inmate Booking No. A200203238,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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SIX UNKNOWN NAMES AGENTS;
BARACK OBAMA,

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Civil
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ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL
ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE
FOR FAILING TO PAY
FILING FEES REQUIRED
BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND/OR
FAILING TO MOVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, currently detained at the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden,

25 Alabama, and proceeding pro se, filed a one-page complaint entitled “Civil Rights
26 Action with the Writ of Summons and Complaint” “under 42 U.S.C. § 1983” on April
27 15, 2014 (ECF Doc. No. 1).
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1 I.

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS

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All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of

3 the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee
4 of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).1 An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to
5 pay this filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”)
6 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th
7 Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999).
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Plaintiff has not prepaid the $400 in filing and administrative fees required to

9 commence a civil action, nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28
10 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Therefore, the case cannot yet proceed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a);
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CONCLUSION AND ORDER

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For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby:

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DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the

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GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is
(a) prepay the entire $400 civil filing and administrative fee in full; or

19 (b) complete and file a Motion to Proceed IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust
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21 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b).
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff

23 with this Court’s approved form “Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to
24 Proceed In Forma Pauperis.” If Plaintiff fails to either prepay the $400 civil filing fee
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In addition to the $350 statutory fee, all parties filing civil actions on or after May 1,
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Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, eff. May 1, 2013. However,
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1 or complete and submit the enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action
2 shall remain dismissed without prejudice and without further Order of the Court.
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DATED: May 13, 2014
HON. GONZALO P. CURIEL
United States District Judge

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