Hendrix v. State of Oregon et al

Filing 3

Order on "Within the Admiralty" pleading construed as a civil complaint. Please access entire text by document number hyperlink. Ordered and Signed on 04/072010 by Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke. (rsm)

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I N THE UNITED STATES D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE D I S T R I C T OF OREGON MEDFORD D I V I S I O N MR. TERRENCE C . HENDRIX, Petitioner,
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C i v i l No. 10-333-CL ORDER

THE STATE OF OREGON, e t a l . , Defendants. CLARKE, M a g i s t r a t e J u d g e . Plaintiff filed a document captioned "Within the

Admiralty" which i s liberally construed as a civil complaint although it makes no sense and fails to comply with the

minimal pleading requirements of the federal rules of civil procedure. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§

1914,

a

party

seeking

to

institute a civil action shall pay a filing fee of $350.00. An a c t i o n m a y p r o c e e d w i t h o u t t h e p r e p a y m e n t o f a f i l i n g f e e only upon a proper application to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. 1 - ORDER
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1915(a).

A prisoner granted leave to proceed in

forma p a u p e r i s m a y b e r e q u i r e d t o p a y a i n i t i a l p a r t i a l f i l i n g fee and s h a l l be required t o make monthly payments towards satisfaction of the filing fee when sufficient
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funds

are

c r e d i t e d t o h i s or her t r u s t account. 28 U.S.C.

1915(b).

P l a i n t i f f has n e i t h e r submitted the f i l i n g fee nor moved to proceed in forma pauperis. Accordingly, i t is ordered that

plaintiff shall submit the requisite fee or an application to proceed i n forma pauperis within 30 days of the date of t h i s order. Failure to either pay the fee or file a proper

application to proceed in forma pauperis will result in the dismissal of this proceeding for failure to prosecute. The c l e r k of the court i s requested to send p l a i n t i f f the appropriate form. Plaintiff is advised that the complaint before the court i s subj ect to dismissal without service of process on the defendants on the grounds that i t i s frivolous and f a i l s to state a claim. I T I S SO ORDERED DATED t h i s

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Mark . Clarke United State Magistrate Judge

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