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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 

PATRICK BRADY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SCOTT JONES, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:21-cv-0489 TLN AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a county inmate proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 Before this court is plaintiff’s motion for a thirty-day extension of time to file a properly 

completed in forma pauperis application. See ECF No. 14. For the reasons stated below, the 

motion will be granted. 

 On April 14, 2021, the court ordered plaintiff to file a properly completed in forma 

pauperis application. ECF No. 7. Thereafter, on May 12, 2021, prior to receiving a new 

application from plaintiff, the court inadvertently granted plaintiff in forma pauperis status. See 

ECF No. 10 at 13. 

 The instant motion for an extension of time to file a properly completed in forma pauperis 

application was filed on May 13, 2021. See ECF No. 14. Because the court inadvertently granted 

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plaintiff in forma pauperis status prior to receiving a properly completed application (see ECF 

No. 10 at 13), plaintiff’s motion will be granted. 

 An adjustment to the court’s screening order issued May 12, 2021 (ECF No. 10), will be 

made accordingly. In addition, because the court assumes that plaintiff will file a proper 

application within the time allotted, the court’s order directing the Sacramento County Jail to 

assess the filing fee on plaintiff’s trust fund account (see ECF No. 11) will stand at this time. 

However, should plaintiff ultimately fail to file a proper in forma pauperis application or, in the 

alternative, opt to pay the filing fee, the court will vacate the assessment order. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff another copy of this district’s in forma pauperis 

application; 

 2. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file a properly completed in forma 

pauperis application (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED; 

 3. Within thirty days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall file a properly completed 

application to proceed in forma pauperis; 

 4. The court’s screening order, issued May 12, 2021 (ECF No. 10), is VACATED IN 

PART, only to the extent that it inadvertently granted plaintiff in forma pauperis status, and 

 5. The court’s April 12, 2021 order directing the Sacramento County Jail to assess the 

filing fee on plaintiff’s trust fund account (see ECF No. 11) will stand until further notice. 

DATED: May 18, 2021. 

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