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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Andy Charles Bodie, 

Plaintiff, 

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Unknown Tipten, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-2788-PHX-RCB (ECV)

ORDER

Plaintiff Andy Charles Bodie, who is confined in the Pinal County Jail in Florence,

Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with an

incomplete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. In an Order filed on January 3, 2011,

the Court denied Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application and granted him 30 days in which

to either pay the $350.00 civil action filing fee or file a properly complete Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (Doc. 4.) Plaintiff has filed another Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis, which is also incomplete. (Doc. 5.) The Court will give Plaintiff 30 days

from the filing date of this Order in which to pay the fee or file a completed Application to

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Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

I. Payment of Filing Fee

When bringing an action, a prisoner must either pay the $350.00 filing fee in a lump

sum or, if granted the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis, pay the fee incrementally

as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An application to proceed in forma pauperis requires

an affidavit of indigence and a certified copy of the inmate’s trust account statement for the

six months preceding the filing of the Complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). An inmate must

submit statements from each institution where he was confined during the six-month period.

Id. To assist prisoners in meeting these requirements, the Court requires use of a form

application. LRCiv 3.4(a).

If a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will assess an

initial partial filing fee of 20% of either the average monthly deposits or the average monthly

balance in Plaintiff’s account, whichever is greater. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An initial

partial filing fee will only be collected when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The

balance of the fee will be collected in monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s

income credited to an inmate’s account, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 

II. Application Fails to Comply With Statute

Plaintiff has used the court-approved form and completed the “Consent to Collection

of Fees from Trust Account” section. However, he has again failed to have the “Certificate

of Correctional Official as to Status of Applicant’s Trust Account” section completed or to

submit a certified six-month inmate trust account statement. In light of these deficiencies,

Plaintiff will be permitted 30 days to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a complete

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Plaintiff may present a copy of this Order to jail

officials to substantiate his request that a correctional officer certify his inmate trust account

status and a request for a copy of his inmate trust account statement. If Plaintiff is unable to

fully comply with this Order due to acts or omissions of others beyond his control, Plaintiff

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must file a declaration signed under penalty of perjury setting forth facts to support any

inability to comply.

III. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

C. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed with the Complaint,

is denied without prejudice. (Doc. 5.)

(2) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and a

certified six-month trust account statement. 

(3) If Plaintiff fails to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a completed

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a

judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.

(4) The Clerk of the Court must mail Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing an

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Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas).

DATED this 19th day of February, 2011.

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