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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

DAMIEN CRUZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-00686-KJM-JDP (PC)

ORDER

DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT A 

COMPLETE IN FORMA PAUPERIS

APPLICATION 

Plaintiff, a state prisoner inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action 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. However, the certificate portion of the request, which must be completed by 

plaintiff’s institution of incarceration, has not been filled out. Also, plaintiff has not filed a 

certified copy of the inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately 

preceding the complaint’s filing. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the 

opportunity to submit a completed in forma pauperis application and a certified copy in support 

of the application.

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

1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a completed 

affidavit in support of the request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk 

of Court, and a certified copy of the inmate trust account statement for the six-month period 

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immediately preceding the filing of the complaint; 

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma 

Pauperis By a Prisoner; and

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

action be dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 17, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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