Elgas et al v. Straub

Filing 2

ORDER Denying without prejudice Plaintiff's 1 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff shall have until 4/15/2015 to submit the completed application or pay the $400.00 filing fee. The Clerk of Court shall retain Plaintiff's Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 3/16/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - IFP form/instructions mailed to Plaintiff - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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THOMAS ELGAS,
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Plaintiff,
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RICHARD STRAUB,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-00433-GMN-CWH
ORDER

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This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Thomas Elgas’ Motion/Application to Proceed In
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Forma Pauperis (#1), filed March 10, 2015 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The Application is
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incomplete. In question 3, Plaintiff indicates that he receives income from “[b]usiness, profession, or
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other self-employment[,]” but does not indicate the amount received in the previous 12 months.
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Further, he indicates that he has a vehicle payment, but does not identify the vehicle in response to
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question 5 and does not describe the amounts owed and to whom they are payable in response to
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question 8. As a result, the undersigned cannot determine whether Plaintiff qualifies to proceed in
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forma pauperis. The Application will be denied without prejudice and the complaint retained but not
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filed. Accordingly,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (#1)
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denied without prejudice. The Clerk of Court shall mail Plaintiff a blank application, and Plaintiff
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shall have until April 15, 2015, in which to submit the completed application or pay the $400.00 filing
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fee. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed. The
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Clerk of Court shall retain Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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Dated: March 16, 2015.
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C.W.Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge