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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TONY BLACKMAN, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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REBECCA WISEMAN, et al., ) 

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Defendants. )

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1:07-cv-00201-OWW-SMS 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY

THE FILING FEE OR TO FILE A

COMPLETED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

APPLICATION WITH CERTIFICATE AND

TRUST ACCOUNT STATEMENT (DOC. 2)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO SEND

TO PLAINTIFF A BLANK IN FORMA

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se who filed a

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 5,

2007. The matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in

forma pauperis, filed on February 5, 2007.

Plaintiff’s application was incomplete. The “Certificate of

Authorized Officer” was blank and was not dated or signed.

Further, Plaintiff did not submit a trust account statement.

Plaintiff is required to submit an original, signed prison trust

account statement that includes the entire six-month period

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immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity either

to pay the $350.00 filing fee or submit a completed application,

with a signed certificate, and an original certified copy of his

trust account statement covering the full six-month period in

support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

within thirty days of the date of service of this order,

Plaintiff shall either submit a completed application to proceed

in forma pauperis, including a signed certificate and an original

certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the sixmonth period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint,

or, in the alternative, pay the $350.00 filing fee for this

action; further, the Clerk SHALL SEND to Plaintiff a blank

application to proceed in forma pauperis for one who is in

custody.

Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in

a recommendation that this action be dismissed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 9, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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