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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES C. MAXEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN, ET AL., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-02507-MCE-AC 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se. Plaintiff has filed an in forma pauperis affidavit in which he 

states that his gross and take home pay is $720.00. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff does not specify how 

often he is paid, nor does he state whether he has earned income from other sources in the past 

twelve months. Id. 

 Pursuant to federal statute, a filing fee of $350.00 is required to commence a civil action 

in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an 

action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes 

affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

Plaintiff’s affidavit provides only partial information. Accordingly, plaintiff has made an 

inadequate showing of indigency. See, e.g., Thompson v. United States, 103 Fed. Cl. 16, 18–19 

(2011) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)). Plaintiff will therefore be granted twenty days in which to 

submit either the appropriate filing fee to the Clerk of the Court or a second application to 

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proceed in forma pauperis. If plaintiff decides to file a second application to proceed in forma 

pauperis he must complete the form in full. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to pay the fee or file 

a second application to proceed in forma pauperis will result in a recommendation that the instant 

action be dismissed with prejudice. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within twenty days from the date of 

service of this order, plaintiff shall submit the appropriate filing fee or file a second application to 

proceed in forma pauperis. 

DATED: October 30, 2014 

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