Dean v. Palmer

Filing 4

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Clerk shall send plaintiff approved forms for filing civil rights lawsuits and application to proceed IFP with instructions (forms sent 1/28/13). Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/28/13. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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TRAVIS REMAUL DEAN,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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JACK PALMER,
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Defendant.
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3:12-cv-00658-LRH-WGC
ORDER

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On December 17, 2012, the court received an application to proceed in forma pauperis as well

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as some “exhibits,” which appear to pertain to a civil rights action that plaintiff filed in state court (ECF

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#1). Such documents are insufficient to initiate an action in this court. A civil rights complaint (or a

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petition for a writ of habeas corpus) must be on the court-approved form and must be accompanied by

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either the full filing fee or a fully completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. LSR 2-1(“[a]

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civil rights complaint filed by a person who is not represented by counsel shall be on the form provided

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by this court.”).

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Accordingly, plaintiff’s action is dismissed without prejudice. If plaintiff wishes to pursue this

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matter, he should file a new action on this court’s civil rights complaint form, with a new case number,

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along with either the $350 filing fee or a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the

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court-approved form. The application must be accompanied by all required financial documentation,

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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 and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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

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Forma Pauperis.”

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly and close this
case.

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DATED this 28th day of January, 2013.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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