Sturgell v. Town of Frisco, Colorado

Filing 5

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO CURE DEFICIENCIES by Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on 4/9/16. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 16-cv-00808-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.)
FRANK STURGELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE TOWN OF FRISCO MUNICIPAL JUDGE RON CARLSON, In his
Official Capacity and in his Person, et al., 1
Defendants.

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO CURE DEFICIENCIES

Plaintiff Frank Sturgell currently resides in Lakewood, Colorado. On April 8, 2016,
Plaintiff initiated this action by filing pro se a Complaint and an Application to Proceed in
District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form). As part of the Court=s
review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(a), the Court has determined that the submitted
document is deficient as described in this Order. Plaintiff will be directed to cure the
following if he wishes to pursue his claims. Any papers that Plaintiff files in response to
this Order must include the civil action number on this Order.
Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs:
(1)
is not submitted
(2) X
is not on proper form (must use the Court=s current (long form))
(3)
is missing date and original signature by Plaintiff
(4)
is missing affidavit
(5)
affidavit is incomplete
(6)
affidavit is not properly notarized
1 Plaintiff has named over 120 defendants. Until Plaintiff has cured and the Court has completed an initial
review, the caption will refer to the other 120 plus defendants as “et al.”

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(7)
(8) ___

names in caption do not match names in caption of complaint, petition or
application
other:

Complaint or Petition:
(8)
is not submitted
(9)
is not on proper form
(10)
is missing an original signature by the Plaintiff
(11)
is incomplete
(12)
uses et al. instead of listing all parties in caption
(13)
names in caption do not match names in text of Complaint
(15) X
addresses must be provided for all defendants/respondents in the Parties
section of the Complaint,
(16)
other:
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Plaintiff cure the deficiencies designated above within thirty
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 Application to Proceed in
District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long Form), along with the applicable
instructions, at www.cod.uscourts.gov, and use the form to cure the above noted
deficiency. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff fails to cure all designated deficiencies
within thirty days from the date of this Order the action will be dismissed without
further notice.
DATED April 9, 2016, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
s/Gordon P. Gallagher
United States Magistrate Judge

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