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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RANDOLPH EPPS, 1:05-CV-01102-OWW-SMS-P

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SUBMIT NEW

APPLICATION TO PROCEED

vs. IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

CERTIFIED COPY OF TRUST

KATHY MENDOZA-POWERS, ACCOUNT STATEMENT OR

et al., PAY FILING FEE

Defendants. 

 /

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1915. However, plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis contained only one

page of the two-page document, and it did not include plaintiff's signature. Each document

submitted for filing must include the original signature of the filing party or parties. Local Rule

7-131; F.R.C.P. 11(a). In addition, the application did not include the required original signature

of an authorized officer from plaintiff's institution of incarceration. Furthermore, plaintiff has

not filed a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period

immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be

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provided the opportunity to submit a new application to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified

copy of his trust account statement, or to pay the $250.00 filing fee.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk’s Office shall send to plaintiff the form for application to proceed in

forma pauperis.

2. Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall

submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified copy of his prison

trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the

complaint, or in the alternative, to pay the $250.00 filing fee for this action. Failure to comply

with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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