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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OBDULIO JIMINEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MICHAEL MARTEL, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-2558 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915. Both forms are incomplete because plaintiff did not sign and date his complaint, 

nor did he sign and date his application to proceed in forma pauperis. The fact that plaintiff and 

his assistant printed their respective names does not meet the requirement that plaintiff sign and 

date each form; the complaint form also requires the dated signature of plaintiff’s assistant. 

Further, the in forma pauperis application is not on the form used by this district court and 

therefore does not provide the necessary information. 

Plaintiff will be granted leave to file a new complaint, and a new application to proceed in 

forma pauperis – plaintiff must sign and date both forms. Additionally, plaintiff must provide a 

new certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period preceding the 

filing of his complaint. 

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 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Plaintiff’s complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 1 & 2) 

are dismissed without prejudice. 

 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff, together with a copy of this order, the 

following forms used by prisoners in this district: (1) a new complaint, and (2) a new application 

to proceed in forma pauperis. 

 3. Plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days after the filing date of this order, file a new 

complaint, and a newly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis, together with a 

certified copy of his prison trust account statement. 

4. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this 

action be dismissed without prejudice. 

DATED: October 31, 2016 

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