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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 00:0000 Cause Code Unknown

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Plaintiff attached an uncertified trust account statement to his initial in forma 1

pauperis application.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONNELL L. RHODEN, No. CIV S-05-2177-DFL-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

CALIFORNIA TOWING,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. Plaintiff’s

motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, submitted with his complaint, did not contain

either a declaration from the prison trust account officer or a certified copy of plaintiff’s prison

trust account statement. On November 3, 2005, the court issued an order directing plaintiff to 1

submit either a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis or the appropriate filing fee.

On November 21, 2005, plaintiff submitted another in forma pauperis application. 

This application contains the required declaration, but does not contain any trust account

statement, certified or otherwise. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2), any prisoner seeking leave

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to proceed in forma pauperis “. . . shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account

statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately

preceding the fling of the complaint . . .” Until plaintiff either pays the statutory filing fee or

submits an application to proceed in forma pauperis which satisfies this requirement, this action

cannot proceed any further. In the interest of justice, plaintiff will be provided with one final

opportunity to prosecute this action. Plaintiff is warned that failure to comply with this order

may result in the dismissal of this action. Plaintiff is also cautioned that submission of an

incomplete in forma pauperis application may also result in dismissal. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall submit, within 30 days from the date of this order, the full

filing fees for this action or a completed application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on

the form provided by the Clerk of Court; 

2. Any application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis submitted to the

court must be accompanied by a certified copy of plaintiff’s prison/jail trust account statement;

and

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

DATED: December 4, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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