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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

STEPHEN GARCIA,

Booking #7021264,

Civil No. 10-1199 JAH (NLS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION FOR FAILING TO PAY

FILING FEES PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND FAILING 

TO MOVE TO PROCEED 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

vs.

GEORGE BAILEY CORRECTIONAL

FACILITY,

Defendants.

 

Plaintiff, currently detained at Fresno County Detention Facility located in Fresno,

California, and proceeding pro se, initially filed a civil complaint in the Eastern District of

California. United States Magistrate Judge Michael Seng determined that venue was proper in

the Southern District of California and transferred the matter to this Court on June 4, 2010. 

I.

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS

Any party instituting a civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United

States, other than a 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 only if the party is granted

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leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v.

Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

Plaintiff has not paid the $350 filing fee required to initiate this civil action, however; nor

has he submitted a motion to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

II. 

CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Accordingly, 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 his Complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b).

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 either 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: June 16, 2010 _________________________________________

HON. JOHN A. HOUSTON

United States District Judge

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