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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Dree Lee McKee, 

Plaintiff, 

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Navajo Nation, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 12-8143-PCT-RCB (MEA)

ORDER

On July 17, 2012, Plaintiff Dree Lee McKee, who is confined in the Arizona State

Prison-Florence West in Florence, Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to

42 U.S.C. §1983 and an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. In an August 23, 2012

Order, the Court denied the deficient Application to Proceed and gave Plaintiff 30 days to

pay the fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

I. Letter

On September 18, 2012, Plaintiff filed a Letter (Doc. 6) seeking an extension of time

to comply with the August 23rd Order and a “Certificate of Service” so he can send medical

reports to the Court.

First, it is improper for a party to communicate directly with court personnel. Simply

mailing a letter to the Clerk of Court, the judge, or any court personnel is unacceptable. Any

request for action by the Court must be in the form of a motion that complies with the Rules

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of Practice of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (the Local Rules).

Any future letters directed to the Clerk of Court, the judge, or any court personnel will be

stricken from the record and will be returned to Plaintiff. 

Second, in resolution of Plaintiff’s Letter, the Court finds good cause to grant Plaintiff

an extension of time to comply with the August 23rd Order. The Court will give Plaintiff an

additional 30 days to comply with the August 23rd Order. However, because it is not

necessary for Plaintiff to submit medical reports to the Court at this time, the Court will deny

his request for a “Certificate of Service.”

II. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

C. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of the August 23rd Order or

this Order, including these warnings, 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 Letter (Doc. 6) is granted in part to the extent Plaintiff seeks an

extension of time to comply with the Court’s August 23, 2012 Order; and is denied in part

to the extent Plaintiff is seeking a “Certificate of Service.”

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(2) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and a

certified six-month trust account statement for the six months preceding the filing of the

Complaint. Plaintiff must submit statements from each institution where he was confined

during the six-month period. 

(3) If Plaintiff fails to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a complete

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a

judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.

DATED this 17 day of October, 2012. th

cc: plaintiff pro se

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