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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

Mark Lee Stinson,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 05-0361 FCD PAN P

vs. Order

Doyle,

Defendant. 

-oOoFebruary 23, 2005, plaintiff, a state prisoner at the

California Medical Facility - Vacaville, moved the court to

extend the time to file a state tort claim in light of problems

in gaining access to the law library. 

March 10, 2005, the court informed plaintiff that to

commence an action he needed to file a complaint and pay the

$250.00 filing fee or seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 

See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court provided plaintiff

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forms for a civil rights complaint and in forma pauperis

application.

April 5, 2004, plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma

pauperis, but not on the form provided by the court. Plaintiff

states he is “indigent” and “cannot afford the filing fee” but

fails to provide details supporting those conclusions.

Title 28 of the United States Code, § 1915(a)(2) requires “a

prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without prepayment of

fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the affidavit

filed under paragraph (1), shall submit a certified copy of the

trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for

the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the

filing of the complaint . . . , obtained from the appropriate

official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was

confined.” Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis does

not include the trust account statement required by 28 U.S.C. §

1915(a)(2).

May 16, 2005, plaintiff filed a complaint which, including

exhibits, measures over 70 pages in length and names 15

defendants, alleging a vast conspiracy by defendant Doyle to

harass and punish plaintiff in various ways in retaliation for

plaintiff’s grievance against Doyle. It is unclear whether

plaintiff intends to allege Eighth Amendment violations, and if

so against whom. The complaint does not reflect that any claims

have been administratively exhausted. Plaintiff’s complaint does

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not comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 and likely will be dismissed in

any event.

As a preliminary matter, however, this action will not

commence until plaintiff pays the filing fee or submits an

application to proceed in forma pauperis that meets statutory

requirements.

Accordingly, the court hereby orders that:

1. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff an application

to proceed in forma pauperis.

2. Within 20 days, plaintiff shall submit the application

along with the trust account statement required by § 1915(a)(2). 

Otherwise this file will be closed. 

Dated: June 29, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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