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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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The filing fee for civil actions is $350.00. 28 U.S.C. § 1914, as 1

amended effective April 8, 2006. Pub. L. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, February 8,

2006.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES E. SMITH, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MARY ALLHISER, Et al., ) 

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Defendants. )

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1:06-cv-1622-OWW-SMS 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE

A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY

THE $350.00 FILING FEE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS OF THE DATE OF

SERVICE OF THIS ORDER 

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO SEND

TO PLAINTIFF A BLANK IN FORMA

PAUPERIS APPLICATION FOR A PERSON

IN CUSTODY

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se with an action for damages

and other relief concerning alleged civil rights violations. 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. 

The complaint was filed on November 14, 2006. However,

Plaintiff has neither paid the $350.00 filing fee nor submitted 1

an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff is required to submit an original, signed

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application to proceed in forma pauperis accompanied by a prison

trust account statement that includes the entire six-month period

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. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that

1. Plaintiff IS DIRECTED either to pay the $350.00 filing

fee or to file a completed application to proceed in forma

pauperis, accompanied by a signed certificate and a trust account

statement for the full six-month period preceding the filing of

the complaint, no later than thirty days after the date of

service of this order; and

2. The Clerk of Court IS DIRECTED to send to Plaintiff with

this order a copy of a blank application to proceed in forma

pauperis for a person in custody; and

3. Plaintiff is informed that a failure to comply in a

timely fashion with the Court’s directions will be considered to

be a failure to comply with an order of the Court within the

meaning of Local Rule 11-110 and may result in dismissal of the

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 21, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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