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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Said Ali Hassan, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

Charles R. Ryan, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. CV 12-2306-PHX-RCB (LOA) 

 O R D E R 

On October 29, 2012, Plaintiff Said Ali Hassan, who was formerly confined in the 

Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983 and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. In a November 19, 

2012 Order, the Court granted the Application to Proceed, assessed the statutory filing 

fee of $350.000, and gave Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing fee or show cause why 

he cannot pay. 

 On December 7, 2012, Plaintiff filed a “Motion to Show Cause” (Doc. 8). In his 

Motion, Plaintiff states that he has been living in a halfway house, is indigent, and has 

been looking for work. Plaintiff requests 120 days to pay the filing fee and states that he 

will make four incremental payments to pay the filing fee. 

 If Plaintiff were still a prisoner, the Court would order Plaintiff’s custodian to 

periodically withdraw funds from Plaintiff’s inmate account according to the statutory 

formula in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2) until the filing fee was paid in full. However, because 

Plaintiff is no longer in custody, and therefore does not have a prison account, he cannot 

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avail himself of the partial payment provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), (2). The 

statute makes no other provision for incremental collection of the fee. Thus, although the 

Court, in its discretion, will grant Plaintiff an extension of time to pay the filing fee, 

Plaintiff must pay the filing fee in its entirety at that point, or show good cause why he 

cannot pay the filing fee. Moreover, the Court finds that a 120-day extension of time is 

unreasonably long. The Court will give Plaintiff a 60-day extension of time to pay the 

filing fee or show good cause why he cannot pay the filing fee. 

 Plaintiff is advised that even after he pays the filing fee, the Court is required to 

screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an 

officer or an employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must 

dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the plaintiff has raised claims that are legally 

frivolous or malicious, that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that 

seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915A(b)(1), (2). 

 If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, the Court 

may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 

1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with 

any order of the Court). 

IT IS ORDERED: 

 (1) Plaintiff’s “Motion to Show Cause” (Doc. 8) is granted in part to the 

extent he seeks an extension of time to pay the filing fee and denied in part to the extent 

he seeks a 120-day extension of time and seeks to make incremental payments of the 

filing fee. 

(2) Within 60 days from the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay 

the $350.00 filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay the filing fee. 

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(3) If Plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee or show cause why he cannot pay 

within 60 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action 

without prejudice. 

DATED this 19th day of March, 2013. 

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