Thuna v. Clark County Clerk of Courts

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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court must send Plaintiff the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. See Order for details/deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 9/26/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BARREN MAR THUNA,

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Plaintiff,
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CLARK COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:17-cv-02475-APG-CWH
ORDER

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Pro se Plaintiff Barren Mar Thuna, who is presently a prisoner in the custody of the Clark

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County Detention Center, submitted a notice of intention to file a civil rights complaint under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983 on September 22, 2017. (ECF No. 1-1). Plaintiff did not pay the full filing fee for

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this case or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and Local Rules (“LSR”) 1-1 and 1-2, an incarcerated plaintiff

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seeking to proceed in a case without first paying the filing fee must complete an application to

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

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a properly executed financial certificate. The court will retain Plaintiff’s notice of intent to file a

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civil rights complaint (ECF No. 1-1), but will not file it until the matter of the payment of the filing

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fee is resolved. Plaintiff will be granted an opportunity to file an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis, or in the alternative, to pay the full filing fee for this action.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court must send Plaintiff the
approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within thirty days from the date of this order, Plaintiff

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must either: (1) file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis, on the correct form with

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complete financial attachments in compliance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); or (2) pay the full $400 fee

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for a civil action (which includes the $350 filing fee and the $50 administrative fee). Plaintiff is

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advised that failure to comply with this order may result in a recommendation that this case be

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dismissed.

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DATED: September 26, 2017
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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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