Tony Blackman v. Rebecca A. Wiseman, Et Al. Doc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 TONY BLACKMAN, ) 1:07-cv-00201-OWW-SMS
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11 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY
) THE FILING FEE OR TO FILE A
12 ) COMPLETED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. ) APPLICATION WITH CERTIFICATE AND
13 ) TRUST ACCOUNT STATEMENT (DOC. 2)
REBECCA WISEMAN, et al., )
14 ) ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO SEND
Defendants. ) TO PLAINTIFF A BLANK IN FORMA
15 ) PAUPERIS APPLICATION
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se who filed a
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civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 5,
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2007. The matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge
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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304.
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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in
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forma pauperis, filed on February 5, 2007.
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Plaintiff’s application was incomplete. The “Certificate of
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Authorized Officer” was blank and was not dated or signed.
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Further, Plaintiff did not submit a trust account statement.
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Plaintiff is required to submit an original, signed prison trust
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account statement that includes the entire six-month period
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1 immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C.

2 § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity either
3 to pay the $350.00 filing fee or submit a completed application,
4 with a signed certificate, and an original certified copy of his
5 trust account statement covering the full six-month period in
6 support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis.
7 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
8 within thirty days of the date of service of this order,
9 Plaintiff shall either submit a completed application to proceed
10 in forma pauperis, including a signed certificate and an original
11 certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-
12 month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint,
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15 application to proceed in forma pauperis for one who is in
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17 Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in
18 a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
19 IT IS SO ORDERED.
20 Dated: February 9, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder
icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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