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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Antoine Deshawn Barnes is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 16, 2020, Plaintiff filed the instant complaint, along 

with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete. There is no certified copy 

of Plaintiff’s trust account statement for the past six months attached to the application as the 

instructions require, nor is the certificate portion of the form dated, signed, or filled-out by an 

authorized officer of the penal institution. Plaintiff must submit a completed form, including a 

certified copy of his trust account statement, if he wishes for the application to be considered. 

ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES,

 Plaintiff,

v.

HANFORD SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, et 

al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:20-cv-00389-SAB

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

FORWARD ORDER TO SHERIFF OF KINGS 

COUNTY JAIL

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A 

COMPLETED APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE

(ECF No. 2)

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On the form application, in the portion available for the signature of an authorized officer of 

the institution where Plaintiff is incarcerated, Plaintiff has written “Conflict of Interest. Refuse to Sign 

due to being against CCPOA POA. ” (ECF No. 2, at p. 2.) The Court construes the notation as an 

indication that Plaintiff was unable to obtain a signature from an officer at the Kings County Jail in 

Hanford, California, where Plaintiff is currently housed, for his in forma pauperis application. 

In light of Plaintiff’s apparent difficulties in obtaining an authorized signature on the form 

application and copy of his inmate trust statement, the Court will forward a copy of this order to 

appropriate staff at the Kings County Jail.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is DENIED, without

prejudice; 

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to forward a copy of this order and Plaintiff’s motion

(ECF No. 2), to the Sheriff of the Kings County Jail in Hanford, California, that the 

appropriate person might be aware of the difficulty Plaintiff is experiencing in 

obtaining the information necessary to complete his application to proceed in forma 

pauperis; Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall 

file the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, 

including a certified copy of his trust account statement for the past six months, or in 

the alternative, pay the $400.00 initial filing fee for this action;

3. No extension of time will be granted absent a showing of good cause; and

4. The failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action without

prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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