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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICTORIA REYES;

JOSE REYES, JR.,

Plaintiffs, No. 2:09-cv-03114 GEB KJN PS

v.

JOSEPH MODESTO; DAVID ORDER

JAKABOSKY; MICHELLE DAVISTATE; RICHARD WINTERS; and 

NANCY MEUER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Victoria Reyes, who is proceeding without counsel, has not paid the fee

ordinarily required to file an action in this court and previously filed an application to proceed

without prepayment of fees, or in forma pauperis, which the undersigned determined was

incomplete. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). In a March 10, 2010 order directing Ms. Reyes

to file a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis, the undersigned specifically noted

that Ms. Reyes’s prior application did “not provide required information about her employment:

(1) the amount of Ms. Reyes’s take-home salary or wages and pay period, and (2) the name and

address of Ms. Reyes’s employer.” (Dkt. No. 4 at 1-2.) That order also indicated that Ms.

Reyes’s previous application stated that Ms. Reyes had received money through a business,

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profession or other self-employment, but that the application did not provide “the required

description identifying: (1) each source of the money, (2) the amount received, and (3) what

amount, if any, she expects she will continue to receive.” (Id. at 2.) That order provided Ms.

Reyes with an opportunity to submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis, but

cautioned her that failure to comply with the order would result in a recommendation that the

action be dismissed. (Id.)

On March 19, 2010, Ms. Reyes filed another application to proceed in forma

pauperis. (Dkt. No. 5.) However, this second application suffers from the same defects as the

first application. First, the application states that Ms. Reyes is employed, but does not provide

either (1) the amount of Ms. Reyes’s take-home salary or wages and pay period, or (2) the name

and address of Ms. Reyes’s employer. (Id. at 1.) This information is specifically required by the

form application, and Ms. Reyes has again failed to provide this information. 

Second, Ms. Reyes’s application indicates that in the last 12 months she has

received money through a “[b]usiness, profession or other self-employment,” and that she has

received money from “[r]ent payments, interest or dividends.” (Id.) Because Ms. Reyes

indicated that she received money from these sources, she is required to “describe each source of

money and state the amount received and what [she expects she] will continue to receive.” (Id.

(emphasis in original).) She has not provided this required information. 

At this time, the undersigned cannot grant Ms. Reyes’s application to proceed in

forma pauperis. Ms. Reyes’s application simply does not provide the court with the information

required to properly evaluate whether granting in forma pauperis status would be appropriate in

this instance. 

However, notwithstanding the court’s prior warning that failure to comply with its

order would result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed, the undersigned will permit

Ms. Reyes another opportunity to submit a completed application. She must fill out the

application form completely. For example, Ms. Reyes must provide (1) the amount of her takeCase 2:09-cv-03114-KJM-KJN Document 6 Filed 04/05/10 Page 2 of 3
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home salary or wages and pay period, and (2) the name and address of employer. In addition,

with respect to her income from “[b]usiness, profession or other self-employment,” she must

provide information about (1) each source of the money, (2) the amount received, and (3) what

amount, if any, she expects she will continue to receive. She must do the same with respect to

her income from “[r]ent payments, interest or dividends.” Ms. Reyes is again warned that failure

to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that the action be dismissed. 

For the reasons stated above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff Victoria Reyes shall submit, within twenty (20) days from the

date of this order, either a completed application and affidavit in support of her request to

proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the appropriate filing

fee. Her failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be

dismissed. 

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to Ms. Reyes a new Application

to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit.

DATED: April 2, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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