Craig v. Cooke

Filing 3

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL SEND P the approved 1983 and IFP forms w instructions ( Mailed to P 6/12/2012. ) FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL SEND P a copy of his initiating ( Mailed to P 6/12/2012. ) documents (ECF No. 1 ). FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL ENTER judgment accordingly and close this case. Signed by Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr on 6/11/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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TEDDIE CRAIG,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.

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VALERIE COOKE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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3:12-cv-00266-ECR-WGC
ORDER

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Plaintiff has submitted a pro se civil rights complaint. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has failed to either

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pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the required form. See 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2); Local Rules of Special Proceedings 1-1, 1-2. Accordingly, plaintiff’s action

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is dismissed without prejudice. If plaintiff wishes to pursue this matter, he should file a new action, with

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a new case number, along with either the $350.00 filing fee or a completed application to proceed in

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forma pauperis on the court-approved form. The application must be accompanied by all required

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financial documentation, as described in the instructions for use of the form.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL SEND plaintiff the approved forms for

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filing a civil rights lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983, an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a

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prisoner, as well as the document “Information and Instructions for Filing a Motion to Proceed In Forma

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Pauperis.”

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL SEND plaintiff a copy of his initiating
documents (ECF No. 1).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk SHALL ENTER judgment accordingly and close
this case.

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DATED this 11th day of June 2012.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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