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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Steven Ho, 

Plaintiff, 

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Ben Griego, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-1864-PHX-GMS (MEA)

ORDER

I. Procedural History

On August 30, 2010, Plaintiff Steven Ho, who is confined in the Corrections

Corporation of America’s Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, filed a pro se civil

rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and an incomplete Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis. In a September 9, 2010 Order, the Court denied the Application to Proceed

and gave Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing fee or file a complete Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis and certified six-month trust account statement.

On September 16, 2010, Plaintiff filed a second, incomplete Application to Proceed

In Forma Pauperis. In an October 7, 2010 Order, the Court denied the Application to

Proceed because Plaintiff did not sign the “Consent to Collection of Fees from Trust

Account” section and Plaintiff did not submit a certified six-month trust account statement.

The Court gave Plaintiff 30 days to either pay the filing fee or file a new Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis.

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On October 13, 2010, Plaintiff filed a third incomplete Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis. On October 15, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension of Time to file

a new Application to Proceed. In an October 20, 2010 Order, the Court denied the deficient

third Application to Proceed because Plaintiff again did not sign the “Consent to Collection

of Fees from Trust Account” section and Plaintiff did not submit a certified six-month trust

account statement. The Court granted the Motion for Extension of Time and gave Plaintiff

30 days to either pay the filing fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis. 

On October 29, 2010, Plaintiff filed a fourth, incomplete Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis (Doc. 10). Like its predecessors, it is deficient.

II. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Fails to Comply With Statute

Plaintiff’s current Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 10) is on the

current, court-approved form. However, as with Plaintiff’s three previous Applications,

Plaintiff still has not submitted a certified six-month trust account statement. In light of this

deficiency, the Court will deny the Application to Proceed. 

Because Plaintiff has repeatedly failed to comply with the Court’s Orders that he

submit a complete, certified Application to Proceed and a certified account statement, this

action will be dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for

failure to comply with a Court Order. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th

Cir. 1992) (stating a district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order

of the court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s October 29, 2010 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

(Doc. 10) is denied.

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(2) This action is dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure for failure to comply with a Court Order; the Clerk of the Court shall enter

judgment accordingly and close this case.

DATED this 18th day of November, 2010.

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