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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR SINGLETON, Sr.,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. FORTUNE, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-0783 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On April 21, 2015, May 12, 2015, and again on May 27, 2015, plaintiff was 

directed to submit a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff has now filed a 

request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has not, 

however, filed a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period 

immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Therefore, 

plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit the completed application and the certified 

copy in support of his application to proceed in forma pauperis.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a certified copy of 

his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the 

complaint and the certification required on the application form. Plaintiff’s failure to comply 

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with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.

Dated: June 16, 2015

 /sing0783.3e(2)

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