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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

SEVAN KAYAIAN, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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AMERICAN AMBULANCE, ) 

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Defendants. )

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1:06-cv-1633-AWI-SMS 

ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE

$350.00 FILING FEE OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, TO FILE A COMPLETE

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS NO LATER THAN TWENTY

DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF

THIS ORDER (DOC. 4)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO SEND

TO PLAINTIFF WITH THIS ORDER A

BLANK IN FORMA PAUPERIS

APPLICATION FOR A PLAINTIFF WHO

IS OUT OF CUSTODY AND FOR ONE WHO

IS IN CUSTODY

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se with an action for damages

and other relief concerning alleged civil rights violations. The

matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304. 

Plaintiff was directed to pay the filing fee or to file a

completed in forma pauperis application by the Court’s order of

November 22, 2006. Plaintiff timely filed an application.

However, the application was not complete. Plaintiff stated that

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he was currently incarcerated but did not state the place of his

incarceration. Further, he did not attach a ledger sheet from the

institution(s) where he was incarcerated showing the past six

months of transactions of his trust account at the institution.

Further, Plaintiff stated that he had received disability or

workers compensation within the past twelve months, but he did

not describe the precise source of the money, the amount

received, and the amount expected to be received in the future. 

Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) provides that any court of the

United States may authorize the commencement, prosecution of

defense of any civil or criminal suit, action, proceeding, or any

appeal therein, without prepayment of fees or security therefor,

by a person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of

all assets the person possesses and that the person is unable to

pay such fees or give security therefor. Id.; Floyd v. United

States Postal Service, 105 F.3d 274, 275-77 (6 Cir. 1997), th

modified on other grounds in Callihan v. Schneider, 178 F.3d 800,

801 (6 Cir. 1999). th

Here, because Plaintiff did not complete his application,

the Court cannot determine whether Plaintiff qualifies

financially to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court must have all

the information requested in the application. Without knowing the

information requested, the Court cannot determine whether to

grant or to deny the application.

Until a completed application is filed and granted, the

Court will not proceed to screen the complaint and determine

whether to issue an order directing service.

The Court will give Plaintiff another opportunity either to

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pay the $350.00 filing fee, or to submit a new application that

is complete and that gives the Court all the required

information. 

Accordingly, it IS ORDERED that

1) No later than twenty days after the date of service of

this order Plaintiff SHALL SUBMIT a completed application to

proceed in forma pauperis OR PAY the $350.00 filing fee; and

2) Because Plaintiff’s custodial status is unclear, the

Clerk IS DIRECTED to send to Plaintiff with this order a blank

application to proceed in forma pauperis for a person not in

custody as well as one for a person in custody so that Plaintiff

may elect the correct form.

Plaintiff IS INFORMED that a failure to comply with this

order will result in a recommendation that this action be

dismissed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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