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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM STEPHENSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

STEPHANIE CLENDENIN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:22-cv-01521-JDP (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

AN APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY THE FILING 

FEE

Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding without counsel, has filed a civil rights action together 

with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has 

not, however, filed the application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on the form used by this 

district or provided a certified copy of his inmate trust account statement. See ECF No. 2. 

Accordingly, plaintiff’s application will be denied without prejudice, and plaintiff will be 

provided the opportunity to submit an application on the appropriate form and provide a certified 

copy of his inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the 

filing of his complaint. 

In accordance with the above, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, is denied without 

prejudice.

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma 

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Pauperis By a Prisoner.

3. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, either the $402 

filing fee or a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s failure to comply 

with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 6, 2022 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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