Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-01740/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-01740-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COSME PRESAS, 

Plaintiff,

v.

WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT 

SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:14-cv-01740---SKO

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

PAY THE $400 FILING FEE OR SUBMIT 

A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF SERVICE OF THIS 

ORDER

Plaintiff Cosme Presas ("Plaintiff") is currently incarcerated at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility 

in Kern County and is proceeding pro se in an action he filed on November 7, 2014. Plaintiff has 

not paid the $400.00 filing fee, nor has he submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis 

pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit the 

attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or, in the alternative, he 

shall pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action. No requests for extension will be granted without a 

showing of good cause. If Plaintiff elects to submit the application to proceed in forma pauperis, 

within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit a certified copy of 

his trust statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.

Case 1:14-cv-01740-LJO-SKO Document 2 Filed 11/10/14 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be 

dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-01740-LJO-SKO Document 2 Filed 11/10/14 Page 2 of 2