Jacobsen Jr v. Douglas

Filing 4

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that a decision on the 1 application to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall submit a complaint to this Court within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORD ERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send to Plaintiff the approved form for filing a 42 U.S.C. §1983 complaint and instructions for the same. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this order, dismissal of this action may result. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 03/01/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF: forms and copy of Order sent to Plaintiff; - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Plaintiff,
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MICHAEL DOUGLAS,
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Defendant.
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I.

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CRAIG LESLIE JACOBSEN JR.,

2:16-cv-00332-MMD-VCF
ORDER

DISCUSSION

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Plaintiff, who is a prisoner in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in

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Phoenix, Arizona, has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff

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has not filed a complaint in this matter.

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 3, “[a] civil action is commenced by filing

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a complaint with the court.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 3. As such, the Court grants Plaintiff thirty (30)

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days from the date of this order to submit a complaint to this Court. The Court will defer a

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decision on the application to proceed in forma pauperis until Plaintiff submits a proper

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initiating document for this case.

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II.

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CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that a decision on the application to

proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is deferred.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall submit a complaint to this Court within
thirty (30) days from the date of this order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send to Plaintiff the
approved form for filing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint and instructions for the same.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this order,
dismissal of this action may result.

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DATED: This _____ day of March, 2016.

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United States Magistrate Judge

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