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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEXANDER GALEANO,

CDCR #P-90068,

Civil No. 11-1018 LAB (PCL)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

FOR FAILING TO PAY 

FILING FEE REQUIRED 

BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND/OR

FAILING TO MOVE TO PROCEED

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

 vs.

DOMINGO URIBE, Jr., Warden; Sgt.

RAMIREZ, ISU Sergeant; C. PARKHILL,

ISU Officer; TOVAR, ISU Correctional

Officer; UNKNOWN CORRECTIONAL

OFFICERS; LICENSED VOCATIONAL

NURSE; UNKNOWN CORRECTIONAL

MEDICAL STAFF,

Defendants.

 Plaintiff, currently incarcerated at Centinela State Prison in Imperial, California, and

proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has

neither prepaid the $350 filing fee mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) to commence a civil action,

nor filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

I. Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request IFP Status

 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of the

United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $350. See

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay this filing fee only

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 Plaintiff is cautioned that if he chooses to proceed further with this action either by paying the 1

full civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), or moving to proceed IFP, his Complaint will be

screened and may be dismissed sua sponte pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) and 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(e)(2)(b). See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (noting that 28

U.S.C. § 1915(e) “not only permits but requires” the court to sua sponte dismiss an in forma pauperis

complaint that fails to state a claim); Rhodes v. Robinson, 621 F.3d 1002, 1004 (9th Cir. 2010)

(discussing similar screening procedure required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)).

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if the party is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v.

Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th

Cir. 1999). 

Because Plaintiff has not prepaid the $350 filing fee nor submitted a Motion to Proceed

IFP, this civil action cannot proceed. Id.; 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 

II. Conclusion and Order

For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby:

(1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the $350

filing fee or file a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a); and

(2) GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is filed to:

(a) prepay the entire $350 civil filing fee in full; or (b) complete and file a Motion to Proceed

IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust account statement for the 6-month period

preceding the filing of the Complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b).1

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff with this

Court’s approved form “Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis.” If Plaintiff fails to prepay the $350 civil filing fee or complete and submit the

enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action shall remain dismissed without

prejudice and without further Order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 18, 2011

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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