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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL LEE,

 

Plaintiff, 

v.

 

ALLEN, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:12-cv-00779-GSA (PC) 

 

ORDER TO SUBMIT APPLICATION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 45 DAYS

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to Bivens vs.

Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action

on January 4, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

(Doc. 1.) The case was subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California. (Doc. 7.) 

On January 9, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion to waive the filing fee for this action. (Doc. 5.)

However, Plaintiff has not filed an Application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1915 on the proper form with proper documentation. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to Plaintiff the form for Application to proceed in forma

pauperis;

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2. Within forty-five (45) 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 $350.00 filing fee for this action;

3. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit a certified

copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing

of the Complaint; and

4. Failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 17, 2012 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

220hhe UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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