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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRY PEREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

HEATHER DIAZ, et al.,

Defendants.

1:24-cv-00845-EPG (PC)

ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, 

IFP APPLICATION AND DIRECTING 

PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED 

IFP APPLICATION INCLUDING A TRUST 

ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION AND 

PROVIDING TRUST ACCOUNT 

STATEMENT

(ECF No. 2)

THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff is confined at Kern County AES Center1and is proceeding pro se in this civil 

action. Plaintiff has not paid the $405.00 filing fee but has submitted an application to proceed in 

forma pauperis (IFP) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2). However, the IFP application is

not fully completed. Specifically, the portion of the IFP form, requiring an officer at the place of 

Plaintiff’s incarceration to certify Plaintiff’s account balance and to provide a certified copy of 

the trust account statement showing transactions for the past six months, has not been completed. 

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“AES Center” stands for Admission, Evaluation, and Stabilization Center. See, e.g., People v. 

Stafford, No. F077749, 2020 WL 2312818, at *9 (Cal. Ct. App. May 8, 2020). AES is designed to act as a 

triage for defendants who have been determined to be incompetent to stand trial by the courts and have 

been sentenced to a State Hospital for restoration. Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Population Management 

Section, available at https://www.kernsheriff.org/Population_Management (last visited July 25, 2024).

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(Id. at 2). In addition, in the same application, Plaintiff states that he contributes $200 per month 

to support his son, while denying any sources of income or cash savings.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s IFP application (ECF No. 2) is denied without prejudice. 

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff, along with this order, an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis.

3. Within 30 days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit the 

attached IFP application, completed and signed in full, and including the trust 

account certification and providing a certified trust account statement showing 

transactions for the past six months. Plaintiff should also explain how he is 

providing support for his son in the amount of $200 per month without any sources 

of income or savings.

4. If Plaintiff believes he cannot provide that information, he should file a notice 

along with his IFP application, explaining the efforts he has made to have the 

appropriate officer at the Jail provide the required information and the Jail’s 

response.

5. Alternatively, Plaintiff may pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action.

6. No requests for extension will be granted without a showing of good cause. 

Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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