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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

PHENENO KENZELL AUSLER,

AKA KENNY WALKER

CDCR #p-21872,

Civil No. 11cv1427 MMA (NLS)

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION FOR FAILING TO PAY

FILING FEES PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND FOR

FAILING TO MOVE 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

 vs.

TAWAINA THOMPSON, et al.,

Defendants.

 

Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional

Facility located in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, filed this civil action. Plaintiff

did not prepay the civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); nor did he submit 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

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

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

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

Cir. 1999). As noted above, Plaintiff did not prepay the $350 filing fee required to commence

a civil action when he filed it; nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, the

case must be dismissed pursuant to 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 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

the Court’s 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: July 15, 2011

Hon. Michael M. Anello

United States District Judge

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