Chavez v. Hatch et al

Filing 4

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Lourdes A. Martinez to Cure Defects by 3/29/2017. (atc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO

RUDY CHAVEZ,
Plaintiff,

v.

No. CV 17-00177 RB/LAM

TIMOTHY HATCH, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER TO CURE DEFICIENCY
Plaintiff has submitted a civil rights complaint [Doc. 1] on February 2, 2017. The Court
determines that Plaintiff’s submission is deficient because Plaintiff has not paid the $400.00
filing fee or filed an Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs.
Plaintiff must cure this deficiency within thirty (30) days from entry of this Order by either
paying the full $400.00 civil filing fee or submitting an Application to Proceed in District Court
Without Prepaying Fees or Costs including a certified copy of Plaintiff’s inmate account
statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding this filing. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).
Failure to cure the designated deficiency within thirty (30) days from entry of this Order may
result in dismissal of this action without further notice.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, within thirty (30) days of entry of this Order,
Plaintiff either pay the full $400.00 civil filing fee or submit an Application to Proceed in
District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs that includes a certified copy of Plaintiff’s
inmate account statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding this filing; and the Clerk

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is directed to mail to Plaintiff a copy of this order and 2 copies of an Application to Proceed in
District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs with instructions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
LOURDES A. MARTÍNEZ

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