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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CRAIG SMITH, CDCR #T-09268,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 07 CV 2105 JM (LSP)

ORDER DISMISSING CASE

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

FAILING TO PAY FILING FEES

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)

AND/OR MOVE TO PROCEED 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) 

vs.

DAN LINK, et al.,

Defendants.

Craig Smith (“Plaintiff”), a state inmate currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan

Correctional Facility, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. 

I. Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request IFP Status

Effective April 9, 2006, all parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district

court of the United States, other than a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $350. See 28

U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if the party is granted

leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook,

169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

Here, Plaintiff has neither prepaid the $350 filing fee required to commence this action, nor

has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, this action is subject to immediate dismissal

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 

II. Conclusion and Order

For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby:

(1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the $350 filing

fee or file a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a); and

(2) GRANTS Plaintiff thirty (30) days leave from the date this Order is “Filed” to:

(a) prepay the entire $350 civil filing fee in full; or (b) complete and file a Motion to proceed IFP

which includes a certified copy of his trust account statement for the 6-month period preceding the

filing of his Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff with the

Court’s approved form “Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis.” If Plaintiff fails to either prepay the $350 civil filing fee or complete and submit the

attached Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action shall remain dismissed without prejudice

and without further Order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 26, 2007

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

cc: All parties

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