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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

WILLIAM J. GRADFORD,

Plaintiff,

v.

STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFFS 

DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendant.

1:17-cv-00414 GSA (PC)

ORDER STRIKING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2.)

ORDER TO SUBMIT NEW COMPLETED 

AND SIGNED APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 30 DAYS

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

' 1983. On March 22, 2017, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action, together with 

an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) 

However, Plaintiff’s application was not signed. All filings submitted to the court must bear the 

signature of the filing party. Local Rule 131; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Therefore Plaintiff’s 

application shall be stricken from the record,1and he shall be required to file a new completed 

and signed application.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, filed on March 22, 2017, is 

STRICKEN from the record for lack of signature; and

 

1 A document which is “stricken” will not be considered by the court for any purpose. 

(Informational Order, ECF No. 3 at 2 ¶II.A.)

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2. Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit 

the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or in the alternative, 

pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action. No requests for extension will be granted without a 

showing of good cause. Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2017 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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