Shaw v. No Named Defendants

Filing 4

ORDER dismissing this action without prejudice, and denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, by Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 1/12/15. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-03270-GPG
JESSIE C. SHAW,
Plaintiff,
v.
[NO NAMED DEFENDANT],
Defendant.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Jessie C. Shaw currently is detained at the Denver County Jail in
Denver, Colorado. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing pro se a Letter seeking
assistance in accessing a police report so that he may proceed with a civil action in this
Court. In an order entered on December 4, 2014, Magistrate Judge Gordon P.
Gallagher told Plaintiff that a request for assistance in obtaining a police report is
premature and inappropriate if a case is not pending before this Court. Magistrate
Judge Gallagher also stated that if Plaintiff intends to pursue an action he must cure
certain deficiencies. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Gallagher directed Plaintiff to file his
claims on a Court-approved form used in filing prisoner complaint and either to submit a
request to proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 or pay the $400 filing fee. Magistrate
Judge Gallagher warned Plaintiff that the action would be dismissed without further
notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty days.
Plaintiff now has failed to communicate with the Court, and as a result, he has
failed to cure the deficiencies within the time allowed. The Court, therefore, will dismiss

the action.
The Court also certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from
this Order is not taken in good faith, and, therefore, in forma pauperis status will be
denied for the purpose of appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438
(1962). If Plaintiff files a notice of appeal he must pay the full $505 appellate filing fee
or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United States Court of Appeals for
the Tenth Circuit within thirty days in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 24.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Complaint and action are dismissed without prejudice
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to comply with the December 4, 2014 Order,
within the time allowed, and for failure to prosecute. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is
denied.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 12th

day of

January

, 2015.

BY THE COURT:

s/Lewis T. Babcock
LEWIS T. BABCOCK, Senior Judge
United States District Court

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