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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WAYNE WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

LURA MERRITT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00455-BAK (GSA) (PC)

ORDER TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR TO 

PAY FILING FEE 

30-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff, appearing pro se, filed a civil rights complaint in the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California on April 18, 2022. (Doc. 1.) The action was transferred to 

this Court on April 19, 2022. (Doc. 5.) 

Plaintiff has not paid the $402 filing fee for this action nor submitted an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to this Court. However, the Court 

notes that, prior to the transfer of this action from the Northern District to the Eastern District, the 

Clerk of the Court for the Northern District of California issued a notice to Plaintiff on April 18, 

2022, informing him his “civil action is deficient because you did not pay the $402 fee and ... 

You did not file an in forma pauperis application.” (Doc. 4.) A blank IFP form used in the 

Northern District was enclosed with the notice and directed Plaintiff to respond within 28 days. 

(Id.) 

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To avoid any confusion, this Court clarifies an IFP application should be submitted to the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno, rather than the 

Northern District, following transfer of this action. The correct case number, as reflected above, is 

1:22-cv-00455-BAK (GSA) (PC). 

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff, within 30 days of the date of service of this 

order, to submit the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or, 

in the alternative, pay the $402 filing fee. No requests for extension will be granted without a 

showing of good cause. Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2022 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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