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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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AUG 2 7 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GARYE.K1NG 

Inmate Booking No. 14740027 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DONALD RUMSFELD, 

Defendant. 

Civil No. 15cv1271 BEN (PCL) 

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL 

ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

FOR FAILING TO PAY 

FILING FEE REQUIRED 

AND/OR FAILING TO MOVE TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

Plaintiff Gary King, proceeding pro se, is currently incarcerated at the San 

Diego Central Jail located in San Diego, California. Plaintiff filed documents using 

San Diego County Sheriff's Department inmate stationary. (Doc. No.1). Because 

Plaintiff is proceeding without counsel, the Court has liberally construed this as an 

attempt to commence a civil action. See Karim-Panahi v. L.A. Police Dept., 839 

F.2d 621,623 (9th Cir. 1988) (concluding that where a plaintiff appears in propria 

persona, the Court must construe his pleadings liberally and afford plaintiff any 

benefit of the doubt). 

I. Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") Status 

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

ofthe United States, except an application for writ ofhabeas corpus, must pay a filing 

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fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).1 An action may proceed despite a party's 

failure to pay this filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, ifthe plaintiff is a prisoner and he is granted leave 

to proceed IFP, he remains obligated to pay the entire fee in "increments," see 

Williams v. Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015), regardless ofwhether his 

action is ultimately dismissed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(l) & (2); Taylor v. 

Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002). 

Plaintiff has not prepaid the $400 fee required to commence a civil action, nor 

has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Thus, the 

case cannot yet proceed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Although Plaintiff filed his prison 

certificate, he failed to file an actual motion. Also, Plaintiff did not file a "certified 

copy ofthe trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner 

for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing ofthe complaint. ..." 28 

U.S.C. 	§ 1915(a)(2). 

II. 	 Conclusion and Order 

For the reasons set forth above, the Court: 

(I) DISMISSES this action without prejudice for failing to pay the $400 

civil filing and administrative fee or submit a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a); and 

(2) GRANTS Plaintiff 45 days leave from the date this Order is filed to: 

(a) prepay the entire $400 fee; or (b) complete and file a Motion to Proceed IFP 

which includes a certified copy ofhis trust account statement for the 6-month period 

preceding the filing ofhis Complaint.2 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); CivLR 3.2(b). 

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

May 1,2013, must pay an additional administrative fee of$50. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)

(JudiCIal Conference Schedule ofFees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule) (eff. May 1, 

2013). However, the additional $50 administrative fee is waived if the plaintitI is 

granted leave to proceed IFP. Id. 

28 2 Plaintiff is cautioned that ifhe chooses to proceed further by either pre-payi:tm the full $400 civil filing fee, or submitting a properly supported MotIon to Proceed 1FPd' 

his Complaint will be screened before service upon any defendant and may be dismisse 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk ofthe Court will provide 

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

Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis." IfPlaintiff fails to either prepay the $400 

civil filing fee or complete and submit the enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within 

that time, this action will remain dismissed without prejudice and without further 

Order of the Court. 

In addition, the Clerk of Court is directed to mail Plaintiff a blank court 

approved civil rights complaint form and a blank co approved petition for writ of 

habeas corpus form. rDATED: Augus tfo, 2015 

pursuantt028 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)or 1915(e)(2)(B). SeeLopezv. Smith~ 203 F.3d 1122 

1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000J (en banc ) (noting that § 1915( e ) "not only permIts but requires,J the court to sua sponte dismiss an in -forma pauperis complamt that is frivolous, 

malicious, fails to state a claim, or seeks oamages from defendants who are immune); see 

a/so Rhodes v. Robinson, 621 F.3d 1002, [004 (9th Cir. 2010d (discussin~ similar 

screening required by § 1915 A ofall complaints filed by prisoners 'seeking redress from 

a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity."). 

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