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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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JDDL

WO MDR

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

David Martinez, 

Plaintiff, 

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Corrections Corporation of America, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-0120-PHX-MHM (ECV)

ORDER

On November 2, 2009, five inmates confined in the Corrections Corporation of

America’s La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, including Plaintiff David

Martinez, filed a lawsuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983, Torrez v. Corrections Corporation of

America, 09-CV-2298-PHX-MHM (MHB). In a January 20, 2010 Order in that case, the

Court severed the action into separate lawsuits - one for each inmate. The Clerk of Court

was directed to assign a new case number to each new action and file a copy of the

Complaint and the January 20th Order in each new case. The instant case - 10-CV-120-

PHX-MHM (ECV) - has been opened as Plaintiff David Martinez’s lawsuit.

Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee or filed an Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court will give Plaintiff 30 days to pay the fee or file a

complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

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I. Payment of Filing Fee

When bringing an action, a prisoner must either pay the $350.00 filing fee in a lump

sum or, if granted the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis, pay the fee incrementally

as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An application to proceed in forma pauperis requires

an affidavit of indigence and a certified copy of the inmate’s trust account statement for the

six months preceding the filing of the Complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). An inmate must

submit statements from each institution where he was confined during the six-month period.

Id. To assist prisoners in meeting these requirements, the Court requires use of a form

application. LRCiv 3.4(a).

If a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will assess an

initial partial filing fee of 20% of either the average monthly deposits or the average monthly

balance in Plaintiff’s account, whichever is greater. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An initial

partial filing fee will only be collected when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The

balance of the fee will be collected in monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s

income credited to an inmate’s account, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 

Because Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee or filed an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, Plaintiff will be permitted 30 days from the filing

date of this Order to submit a properly executed and certified Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis, using the form included with this Order, or pay the $350.00 filing fee.

II. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

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B. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

C. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and a

certified six-month trust account statement. 

(2) If Plaintiff fails to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a complete

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, the Clerk of Court shall enter a

judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.

(3) The Clerk of Court shall mail Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas).

DATED this 2nd day of February, 2010.

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