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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM J. GRADFORD,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. PEREZ, WARDEN, and UNITED 

STATES,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00714-KES-HBK

ORDER TO SUBMIT ENCLOSED LONG 

FORM APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE 

WITHIN 30 DAYS

Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 

(1971) on June 20, 2024. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff did not accompany the complaint with the 

$405.00 filing fee or an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See

docket.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this order, Plaintiff shall either: (1) complete the 

attached application to proceed in forma pauperis; or (2) pay the $405.00 filing fee. 

2. The Clerk of Court shall enclose a long form IFP application with this Order. 

3. If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with this order, or request an extension by showing 

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good cause, the undersigned will recommend the Court dismiss this case for Plaintiff’s 

failure to pay the applicable filing fee, comply with a court order and/or prosecute this 

action.

Dated: June 21, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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