Nunn v. Clark County Detention Center et al
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ORDER - Plaintiff has until November 22, 2024, to either pay the full $405 filing fee or file a fully complete IFP application as detailed herein. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff the approved form application to pr oceed in forma pauperis for an inmate and instructions for the same (Attached hereto) and retain the complaint (ECF No. 1 -1) but not file it at this time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney on 9/25/2024. (For Distribution by law library.) (Attachments: # 1 IFP Form w intructions)(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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TYRONE NOEL NUNN,
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Plaintiff
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CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, et
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ORDER
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Case No. 3:24-cv-00432-MMD-CSD
On September 24, 2024, pro se plaintiff Tyrone Noel Nunn, an inmate in the
custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections, submitted a complaint under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983. (ECF No. 1-1). Plaintiff has neither paid the full $405 filing fee for this matter nor
filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (See ECF No. 1).
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DISCUSSION
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada must collect filing fees
from parties initiating civil actions. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). As of December 1, 2023, the fee
for filing a civil-rights action is $405, which includes the $350 filing fee and the $55
administrative fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(b). “Any person who is unable to prepay the
fees in a civil case may apply to the court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.” Nev.
Loc. R. Prac. LSR 1-1. For an inmate to apply for in forma pauperis status, the inmate
must submit all three of the following documents to the Court: (1) a completed
Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Inmate, which is pages 1–3 of the
Court’s approved form, that is properly signed by the inmate twice on page 3; (2) a
completed Financial Certificate, which is page 4 of the Court’s approved form, that is
properly signed by both the inmate and a prison or jail official; and (3) a copy of the
inmate’s prison or jail trust fund account statement for the previous six-month
period. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)–(2); Nev. Loc. R. Prac. LSR 1-2. In forma pauperis
status does not relieve an inmate of his or her obligation to pay the filing fee, it just means
that the inmate can pay the fee in installments. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b).
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II.
CONCLUSION
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It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff has until November 22, 2024, to either pay the
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full $405 filing fee or file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis with all
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three required documents: (1) a completed application with the inmate’s two signatures
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on page 3, (2) a completed financial certificate that is signed both by the inmate and the
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prison or jail official, and (3) a copy of the inmate’s trust fund account statement for the
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previous six-month period.
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Plaintiff is cautioned that this action will be subject to dismissal without prejudice if
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Plaintiff fails to timely comply with this order. A dismissal without prejudice allows Plaintiff
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to refile the case with the Court, under a new case number, when Plaintiff can file a
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complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the required filing fee.
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The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff the approved form application to
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proceed in forma pauperis for an inmate and instructions for the same and retain the
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complaint (ECF No. 1-1) but not file it at this time.
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DATED: September 25, 2024.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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