Potter v. Speed

Filing 3

ORDER - IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court send Plaintiff the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis, as well as the document titled "Information and Instructions for Filing an In Forma Pauperis Application." (Ma iled 1/7/2025). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by January 28, 2025, Plaintiff must either: (1) file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis in compliance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and LRS 1-1; or (2) pay the full $405 fee for a civil action, which includes the $350 filing fee and the $55 administrative fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 1/7/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Troy A. Potter,

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Case No. 2:24-cv-02292-CDS-BNW
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

Kevin Speed,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff submitted initiating documents to this Court but did not pay the filing fee for this
case or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 1.

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If Plaintiff is unable to pay the filing fee in this case, Plaintiff must complete an

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application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and Local Special Rule

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(“LSR”) 1-1. If Plaintiff can pay the filing fee, they must do so.

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IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court send Plaintiff the approved form application

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to proceed in forma pauperis, as well as the document titled “Information and Instructions for

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Filing an In Forma Pauperis Application.”

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by January 28, 2025, Plaintiff must either: (1) file a

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complete application to proceed in forma pauperis in compliance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and

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LRS 1-1; or (2) pay the full $405 fee for a civil action, which includes the $350 filing fee and the

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$55 administrative fee. Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with this order may result in a

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recommendation that this case be dismissed. See Local Rule IA 11-8.

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DATED this 7th day of January 2025.

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BRENDA WEKSLER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE