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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 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BERNARDO FERNANDEZ, 

Inmate Booking No. A205495281, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SIX UNKNOWN NAMES AGENTS; 

BARACK OBAMA, 

Defendants. 

Civil 

No. 

14cv0918 WQH (NLS) 

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL 

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

FOR FAILING TO PAY 

FILING FEES REOUIRED 

BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) ANDIOR 

FAILING TO'MOVE TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) 

Plaintiff, currently detained at the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, 

Alabama, and proceeding pro se, filed a one-page complaint entitled "Civil Rights 

Action with the Writ of Summons and Complaint" "under 42 U.S.C. § 1983" on April 

15,2014 (ECF Doc. No.1). 

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1 I. FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS 

2 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of 

3 the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee 

4 of$400. See28U.S.C. § 1914(a).1 An action may proceed despite a party's failure to 

5 pay this filing fee only ifthe party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") 

6 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th 

7 Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

8 Plaintiff has not prepaid the $400 in filing and administrative fees required to 

9 commence a civil action, nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 

10 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Therefore, the case cannot yet proceed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); 

11 Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1051. 

12 II. CONCLUSION AND ORDER 

13 For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby: 

14 (1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the 

15 $400 civil filing and administrative fee or submit a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 

16 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) and § 1915(a); and 

17 (2) GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is 

18 filed to: (a) prepay the entire $400 civil filing and administrative fee in full; or 

19 (b) complete and file a Motion to Proceed IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust 

20 account statement for the 6-month period preceding the filing of his Complaint. See 28 

21 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b). 

22 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff 

23 with this Court's approved form "Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to 

24 Proceed In Forma Pauperis." If Plaintiff fails to either prepay the $400 civil filing fee 

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1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, all parties filing civil actions on or after May 1, 

27 2013, must pay an additional administrative fee of$50. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), (b); Judicial 

Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, eff. May 1,2013. However, 

28 the additional $50 administrative fee is waived if the plaintiff is granted leave to proceed IFP. 

Id. 

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1 or complete and submit the enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action 

2 shall remain dismissed without prejudice and without further 

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HON. WIL Q. HAYES 

United States DistrIct Judge 

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