Oscura v. Melton et al

Filing 3

ORDER: The plaintiff is DIRECTED to submit to the Court a certified copy of his trust-fund account statement from each jail or prison in which he has been incarcerated during the preceding six months, in compliance with § 1915 (a)(2). The plai ntiffs submission must be received in this court within 30 days of the date this order is entered on the docket. The submission must include on its face the docket number assigned to this case (No. 2:14-cv-00029). Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 4/9/14. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
JUAN CARLOS OSCURA,
Plaintiff,
v.
W.B. MELTON AND SHANNON HARVEY,
Defendants.

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No. 2:14-cv-00029
Judge Sharp

ORDER
Plaintiff Juan Carlos Oscura a TDOC prisoner incarcerated at the Overton County Jail in
Livingston, Tennessee filed his pro se complaint in this action (ECF No. 1), along with an Application to
Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2). This application, however, was not accompanied by a “certified
copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month
period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . . , obtained from the appropriate official of each
prison at which the prisoner is or was confined,” as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).
Accordingly, the plaintiff is DIRECTED to submit to the Court a certified copy of his trust-fund
account statement from each jail or prison in which he has been incarcerated during the preceding six
months, in compliance with § 1915(a)(2). The plaintiff’s submission must be received in this court within
30 days of the date this order is entered on the docket. The submission must include on its face the
docket number assigned to this case (No. 2:14-cv-00029).
The Court also notes that it is unclear from the plaintiff’s filings whether his last name is spelled
“Oscura” or “Oscuru,” because both forms appear in his filings. The plaintiff is directed to clarify the
correct spelling of his name with his next submission to the Court.
The plaintiff is forewarned that if he does not comply with this order within the time frame
specified, or request an extension of the deadline before it expires, the action may be dismissed for
failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with the court’s order.
It is so ORDERED.

Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge