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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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 While Plaintiff filed a copy of his inmate trust account statement, it does not appear that

Plaintiff was incarcerated at the time he filed this action. Because Plaintiff did not file a proper Motion

to Proceed IFP, the Court is not clear as to whether Plaintiff is incarcerated and he must properly

indicate his status should he elect to file a Motion to Proceed IFP and proceed in this matter.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLYNOIND DEMERY, Civil No. 11-CV-2273 MMA (POR)

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.

WILLIAM GORE; BRUCE LEICHT;

RN #6895; SAN DIEGO COUNTY

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,

Defendants.

 

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

on September 27, 2011. 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).1

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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.

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; nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP in this Court. 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIV LR. 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: November 4, 2011

Hon. Michael M. Anello

United States District Judge

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