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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAVARIS DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. DOERER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:24-cv-01498-SKO (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

PROVIDE A COMPLETE ANSWER IN HIS 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS BY A PRISONER

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff Javaris Davis is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. 

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint with this Court on December 9, 2024. 

(Doc. 1) That same date, Plaintiff filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by a 

Prisoner. (Doc. 2.) 

II. DISCUSSION

In the application, Plaintiff states he is not employed and does not receive any income 

from the following sources: business, profession, or other self-employment; rent payments, 

interest, or dividends; pension, annuity, or life insurance payments; disability or workers’ 

compensation payments; or gifts or inheritances. (Doc. 2 at 1.) Plaintiff responded “Yes” to 

receiving money from “other sources” within the previous twelve months. (Id.) However, 

Plaintiff failed to complete his response to Question 3(f) because he did not “describe ... each 

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source of money, state the amount received” and indicate whether he expects to “continue to 

receive” those funds. (Id.) Plaintiff was advised to “attach an additional sheet if necessary” 

following an affirmative response to Question 3 (id.) but no additional sheet was attached to his 

application. 

Plaintiff also states he does not have any cash or a checking or saving account, does not 

own any automobile, real estate, stock, bond, security, trust, jewelry, artwork, or other financial 

instrument or thing of value, or other assets. (Doc. 2 at 2.) He also indicates no other persons are 

dependent upon him for support. (Id.) 

The Certificate portion of the Application, completed by a representative of the institution 

where Plaintiff is incarcerated, states that the current balance of Plaintiff’s trust account is 

$526.28 and within the previous six months the average monthly balance in the account was 

$533.46, with an average monthly deposit of $65 in the past six months. (Doc. 2 at 2.) 

Because Plaintiff’s response to Question 3(f) is incomplete and to ensure Plaintiff is 

entitled to proceed without prepayment of the required $405 filing fee for this action, Plaintiff 

will be directed to provide a complete response to Question 3(f) before the Court issues a ruling 

on his pending application. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS as follows:

1. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve Plaintiff with a copy of his application 

filed December 9, 2024 (Doc. 2), for ease of reference and as a one-time courtesy, 

along with this Order; and 

2. Plaintiff SHALL complete his response to Question 3(f) by describing each source of 

money, stating the amount(s) received, and indicating whether he expects to 

continuing receiving those funds, in writing and under penalty of perjury, within 14 

days of the date of this Order. 

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WARNING: A failure to comply with this Order may result in a recommendation 

that this action be dismissed, without prejudice, for a failure to obey court orders. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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