Henry v. Clark County Detention Center et al

Filing 3

ORDER denying 1 Motion/Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. FURTHER ORDERED that within 30 days from date of this order, Plaintiff shall either file an IFP or pay the full filing fee. The Clerk shall retain but not file the complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/20/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF, cc: IFP to P - JM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JOHN M. HENRY II,

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Plaintiff,
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CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER et )
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Defendants.
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2:17-cv-00777-RFB-NJK
ORDER

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I.

DISCUSSION

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Plaintiff, who is a prisoner in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections, has

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submitted a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has filed an application to

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proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 1, 1-1).

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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915(a)(2) and Local Rule LSR 1-2, Plaintiff must complete an application to proceed in

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forma pauperis and attach both an inmate account statement for the past six months and a

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properly executed financial certificate.

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statement. (See ECF No. 1). As such, the in forma pauperis application is denied without

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prejudice. The Court will retain Plaintiff’s civil rights complaint (ECF No. 1-1), but will not file

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it until the matter of the payment of the filing fee is resolved. Plaintiff will be granted an

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opportunity to cure the deficiencies of his application to proceed in forma pauperis, or in the

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alternative, pay the full filing fee for this action. If Plaintiff chooses to file a new application to

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proceed in forma pauperis he must file a fully complete application to proceed in forma

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pauperis.

Plaintiff has not submitted an inmate account

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II.

CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in

forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is DENIED without prejudice to file a new application.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court SHALL SEND Plaintiff the

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approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner, as well as the document

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entitled information and instructions for filing an in forma pauperis application.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within thirty (30) days from the date of this order,

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Plaintiff shall either: (1) file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis, on the

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correct form with complete financial attachments in compliance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); or

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(2) pay the full $400 fee for filing a civil action (which includes the $350 filing fee and the $50

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administrative fee).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this order,
dismissal of this action may result.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall retain the complaint (ECF
No. 1-1), but shall not file it at this time.

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DATED: This 20th day of March, 2017.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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