Finley et al v. State of Nevada, ex rel et al

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ORDER Clerk shall detach and file complaint. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice. Clerk shall send to plaintiff Edward Finley copy of papers filed in this action, approved forms for filing civil rights lawsuits, and 3 applications to proceed IFP, as well as instructions (all forms sent 5/24/13). Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 5/23/13. (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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EDWARD FINLEY, et al.,

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Case No. 3:13-cv-00073-MMD-WGC
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
NEVADA, STATE OF, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiffs have submitted a pro se civil rights complaint, along with an application

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to proceed in forma pauperis for each of the three plaintiffs. However, each application

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to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete; each plaintiff has failed to include his

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institutional account statement. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2); Local Rules of Special

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Proceedings 1-1, 1-2. Accordingly, plaintiffs’ action is dismissed without prejudice. If

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plaintiffs wish to pursue this matter, they should file a new action, with a new case

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number, along with either the $350 filing fee or a completed application to proceed in

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forma pauperis on the court-approved form for each plaintiff. The applications must be

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accompanied by all required financial documentation, including the institutional account

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statement, as described in the instructions for use of the form.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk shall DETACH and FILE the
complaint (dkt. no. 1-3).

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

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk SHALL SEND to plaintiff Edward

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Finley a copy of the papers filed in this action, the approved forms for filing a civil rights

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lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983, and three (3) Applications to Proceed In Forma

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Pauperis by a prisoner, as well as the document “Information and Instructions for Filing

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a Motion to Proceed In 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 23rd day of May 2013.

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MIRANDA M. DU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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