Greene v. Traylor

Filing 4

ORDER granting 3 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Amended Complaint is due no later than 5/18/2015. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 5/4/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DKJ)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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CEDRIC GREENE,

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Plaintiff,
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LEONARD R. TRAYLOR,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-00598-APG-CWH
ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (doc.

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# 3), filed April 23, 2015.

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1.

In Forma Pauperis Application

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Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) showing an inability to

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prepay fees and costs or give security for them. Accordingly, the request to proceed in form pauperis

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is granted pursuant to § 1915(a). The Court now turns to Plaintiff’s complaint.

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Screening the Complaint

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Upon granting a request to proceed in forma pauperis, a court must screen a complaint pursuant

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to § 1915(a). A review of Plaintiff’s complaint, doc. # 1, reveals that Plaintiff fails to establish how

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this Court has jurisdiction over the parties, and why the instant case is properly before this Court. As

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such, this Court directs Plaintiff to file an amended complaint addressing these issues.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma

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pauperis (doc. # 3) is granted. Plaintiff is directed to file an amended complaint no later than

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May 18, 2015.

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DATED: May 4, 2015

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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