Mendez-Soto v. Gentry et al
Filing
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ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 1 the application to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED. Mendez-Soto has until 3/8/2018, to have the $5.00 filing fee sent to the Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND Mendez-Soto two copies of this order. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 2/6/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - cc: Finance - MR)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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Rafael Mendez-Soto,
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Petitioner
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v.
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2:17-cv-02640-JAD-CWH
Order Denying Application to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis
Jo Gentry, et al.,
[ECF No. 1]
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Respondents
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Pro se petitioner Rafael Mendez-Soto, an inmate at the Southern Desert Correctional
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Center, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and applies to proceed in
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forma pauperis.1 After a complete review of Mendez-Soto’s financial statements,2 I find that he
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is capable of paying the $5.00 filing fee.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma
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pauperis [ECF No. 1] is DENIED. Mendez-Soto has until March 8, 2018, to have the $5.00
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filing fee sent to the Clerk of Court. If Mendez-Soto does not comply with or otherwise
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respond to this court-ordered deadline, this case will be DISMISSED without further prior
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notice.
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The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND Mendez-Soto two copies of this order.
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Mendez-Soto MUST ATTACH one of the copies of this order to the check paying the filing
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fee.
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DATED: February 6, 2018.
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_______________________________
U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey
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ECF Nos. 1, 1-1.
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ECF No. 1 at 8–12.
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