Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-casd-3_12-cv-02629/USCOURTS-casd-3_12-cv-02629-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

12 NOV -2 AM \0: 34 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BRIAN KLEINFELDT, 

Inmate Booking No. 12513279, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

WILLIAM GORE; FOOD SERVICES 

COOK, 

Defendants. 

Civil No. 12cv2629 BEN (KSC) 

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL 

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

FOR FAILING TO PAY 

FILING FEE REQUIRED 

BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND/OR 

FAILING TO'MOVE TO PROCEED 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) 

Plaintiff, currently detained at George Bailey Detention Facility located in San Diego, 

California, and proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

I. Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request IFP Status 

All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of the 

United States, except an application for writ ofhabeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of$350. See 

28 U.S.C. § 19l4(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay this filing fee only 

if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 19l5(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguezv. Cook, 

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

/ / / 

/ / / 

C:IUsers\!c2benlDesklopIJ2cv2629-dsm-no-pay-lFP.wpd -1- 12cv2629 BEN (KSC) 

Case 3:12-cv-02629-BEN-KSC Document 2 Filed 11/02/12 Page 1 of 2
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

.. 

Because Plaintiffhas neither prepaid the $350 filing fee mandated by 28 U .S.C. § 1914( a) 

to commence a civil action; nor filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), this case must be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Id. 

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 Plaintiffforty 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 ORDEREDthat the Clerk ofthe Court shall provide Plaintiffwith this 

Court's approved form "Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma 

Pauperis." IfPlaintiff 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 ofthe Court. 

C:IUsersl!c2ben\DeskmpI12cv2629-dsm-no-pay-IFP.wpd -2-	 12cv2629 BEN (KSC) 

Case 3:12-cv-02629-BEN-KSC Document 2 Filed 11/02/12 Page 2 of 2