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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT MEDINA, JR.

Plaintiff,

v.

GUSTAVO MARTINEZ, et al.

Defendants.

1:23-cv-00935-EPG (PC)

ORDER TO SUBMIT COMPLETED IFP 

APPLICATION FEATURING TRUST 

ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION AND 

PROVIDING TRUST ACCOUNT 

STATEMENT

(ECF No. 9). 

Plaintiff is confined at the Fresno County Jail and is proceeding pro se in this civil action. 

Plaintiff has not paid the $402.00 filing fee but previously submitted an application to proceed in 

forma pauperis (IFP) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2). However, the IFP application 

was not fully completed. Specifically, the portion of the IFP form, requiring an officer at the place 

of Plaintiff’s incarceration to certify Plaintiff’s account balance and to provide a certified copy of 

the trust account statement showing transactions for the past six months, had not been completed. 

(Id. at 2). Accordingly, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file a fully completed application. (ECF No. 

4).

On August 4, 2023, Plaintiff filed a new IFP application. (ECF No. 9) However, it suffers 

the same defect as his prior application—the portion of the IFP form, requiring an officer at the 

place of Plaintiff’s incarceration to certify Plaintiff’s account balance and to provide a certified 

copy of the trust account statement showing transactions for the past six months, has not been 

completed. (ECF No. 9, p. 2). It is not apparent from the record why this portion of the form is 

incomplete, and Plaintiff has offered no explanation.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. Within forty-five (45) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit the 

attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed in full, and 

including the trust account certification and providing a certified trust account statement

showing transactions for the past six months.

2. If Plaintiff believes he cannot provide that information, he should file a notice along with 

his IFP application, explaining the efforts he has made to have the appropriate officer at 

the Jail provide the required information and the Jail’s response.

3. Alternatively, Plaintiff may pay the $402.00 filing fee for this action. 

4. 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: August 7, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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