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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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DEPUTY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUIS QUINTANILLA, Reg. No. A205753262, 

vs. 

Plaintiff, 

SIX UNKNOWN NAMES AGENTS; 

BARACK OBAMA, 

Defendants. 

Civil No. 14cv0915 WQH (KSC) 

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL 

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

FOR FAILING TO PAY 

FILING FEES REOUIRED 

BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND/OR 

FAILING TO'MOVF: TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) 

20 Plaintiff, currently detained at the Etowah County Jail in Gadsden, Alabama, and 

21 proceeding pro se, filed an incomprehensible one-page complaint entitled "Civil Rights 

22 Action with the Writ of Summons and Complaint" "under 42 U.S.C. § 1983" on April 

23 15,2014 (ECF Doc. No.1). 

24 I. FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS 

25 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of 

26 the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee 

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1 of$400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).1 An action may proceed despite a party's failure to 

2 pay this filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") 

3 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th 

4 Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

5 Plaintiff has not prepaid the $400 in filing and administrative fees required to 

6 commence a civil action, nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 

7 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Therefore, the case cannot yet proceed. See 28 U.S.c. § 1914(a); 

8 Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1051. 

9 II. CONCLUSION AND ORDER 

10 For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby: 

11 (1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the 

12 $400 civil filing and administrative fee or submit a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 

13 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and § 1915(a); and 

14 (2) GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is 

15 filed to: (a) prepay the entire $400 civil filing and administrative fee in full; or 

16 (b) complete and file a Motion to Proceed IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust 

17 account statement for the 6-month period preceding the filing of his Complaint. See 28 

18 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(bV 

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20 1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, all parties filing civil actions on or after 

May 1,2013, must pay an additional admmistrative fee of$50. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), 

21 (b);, Judicial Conference Schedule ofFeesl District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, eff. May 22 1, ..:013. However, the additional $50 aaministrative fee is waived if the plaintiff is 

granted leave to proceed IFP. Id. 

23 2 Plaintiff is cautioned that ifhe chooses to Rroceed further with this action either 

24 by paying the full $400 in civil and administrative fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), 

or moving to proceed IFP, his Complaint, which is currently comprised of a sm~le page of unpunctuated and nonsensical legal jargon seeking the issuance of a Writ of 

25 attachment garnishment" for "five mil1ion ... Rlus one hundred million dollars" against 

26 unidentified "agents" and the President of the United States;., will be screenea and 

immediately dismissed as frivolous Rursuant to 28 U.S.C. ~ bI15A(b} and 28 U.S.C. 

~ 1915(e)(2)(b). See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en bane) 

27 noting that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) "not only permits but requires" the court to sua sRonte 

ismiss an in forma pa1}peris complaint that fails to state a claim); see also Rhodes v. 

28 Robinso1'!l62 r F .3d 100Z, 1004 (9th Cir. 2010) (discussing sua sponte screening required by 28 u.~.C. § 1915A(b) of all prisoner complaints). 

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1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk ofthe Court shall provide Plaintiff 

2 with this Court's approved form "Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to 

3 Proceed In Forma Pauperis." IfPlaintifffaiis to either prepay the $400 civil filing fee 

4 or complete and submit the enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action 

5 shall remain dismissed without prejudice and without further Order of the Court. 

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HON. WILLIAM Q. HA 

United States Distnct Ju e 

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