Begay v. USA

Filing 3

ORDER Directing Plaintiff to Cure Deficiencies, by Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on 1/21/2015. (slibi, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-00142-GPG (The above civil action number must appear on all future papers sent to the court in this action. Failure to include this number may result in a delay in the consideration of your claims.) ARNOLD JAMES BEGAY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO CURE DEFICIENCIES Plaintiff, a federal prisoner at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, has submitted to the court a pleading (ECF No. 1) claiming his rights have been violated. Although it is not clear what specific claims Plaintiff is asserting or why he is asserting the claims in the District of Colorado, he apparently intends to seek some sort of relief in this court. Therefore, this civil action has been commenced. As part of the court’s review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(b), the court has determined that the pleading is deficient as described in this order. Plaintiff will be directed to cure the following if he wishes to pursue any claims in this court in this action. If Plaintiff does not intend to pursue a civil action in this court regarding his allegations in the pleading, he should advise the court of that fact and the instant action will be dismissed. Any papers that Plaintiff files in response to this order must include the civil action number on this order. 28 U.S.C. § 1915 Motion and Affidavit: is not submitted (1) xx (2) is missing affidavit is missing certified copy of prisoner’s trust fund statement for the 6-month (3) xx period immediately preceding this filing (4) is missing certificate showing current balance in prison account is missing required financial information (5) (6) xx is missing authorization to calculate and disburse filing fee payments (7) is missing an original signature by the prisoner (8) is not on proper form (must use the court’s current form) (9) names in caption do not match names in caption of complaint, petition or habeas application (10) xx other: motion and supporting documents are necessary only if fees totaling $400.00 are not paid in advance. Complaint, Petition or Application: (11) is not submitted (12) xx is not on proper form (13) is missing an original signature by the prisoner (14) is missing page nos. (15) uses et al. instead of listing all parties in caption (16) names in caption do not match names in text (17) addresses must be provided for all defendants/respondents in “Section A. Parties” of complaint, petition or habeas application (18) other: . Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff cure the deficiencies designated above within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. Any papers that Plaintiff files in response to this order must include the civil action number on this order. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall obtain the court-approved Prisoner’s Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and Prisoner Complaint forms (with the assistance of his case manager or the facility’s legal assistant), along with the applicable instructions, at www.cod.uscourts.gov. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff fails to cure the designated deficiencies within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, the action will be dismissed 2 without further notice. The dismissal shall be without prejudice. DATED January 21, 2015, at Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT: s/ Gordon P. Gallagher United States Magistrate Judge 3

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