Sanchez v. Tafoya et al

Filing 5

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Karen B. Molzen extending cure deadline to January 3, 2025 as requested in Plaintiff's letter 4 . (KBM)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
DOMINIC SANCHEZ, aka
DOMINIC LUCERO-SANCHEZ
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 24-cv-0474-MV-KBM

ALISHA TAFOYA, et al,
Defendants.
ORDER EXTENDING CURE DEADLINE
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Letter-Update Regarding Case Progress
(Doc. 4) (Letter). Plaintiff is incarcerated and proceeding pro se. The Court previously directed
him to pay the $405 civil filing fee, or alternatively, file a properly supported motion to proceed
in forma pauperis by October 16, 2024. See Doc. 3 (Cure Order). In the instant Letter, Plaintiff
seeks advice on the next steps in this case and provides notice of his new address. The Court
liberally construes the Letter as a request to extend the cure deadline, either because Plaintiff did
not receive the original Cure Order or because he did not have time to comply. The Court will
extend the cure deadline through January 3, 2025. The failure to timely comply with this Order
may result in dismissal without further notice.
IT IS ORDERED that to the extent the Letter-Update Regarding Case Progress (Doc. 4)
requests an extension of the cure deadline, such request is GRANTED; and by January 3, 2025,
Plaintiff must prepay the $405 filing fee, or alternatively, file a motion to proceed in forma
pauperis along with a six-month inmate account statement.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE