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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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 On February 16, 2010, Plaintiff filed an “Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

by a Prisoner (Habeas)” and he filed another “Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by

a Prisoner (Habeas)” on February 22, 2010. (Doc.# 3, 4.) Because Plaintiff seeks relief

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, he must file a properly-completed “Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis by a Prisoner Civil (Non-Habeas),” as discussed below. 

JDDL

WO SC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Byron Sanders, 

Plaintiff, 

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Detention Officer Bougler, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-0327-PHX-MHM (MHB)

ORDER

Plaintiff Byron Sanders, who is confined in the Pinal County Jail in Florence, Arizona,

filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but failed to pay the

$350.00 civil action filing fee or file a proper Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Civil (Non-Habeas).1

 The Court denied his in forma pauperis application with leave to

either pay the $350.00 filing fee or to file a properly completed “Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis Civil (Non-Habeas).” (Doc.# 7.) Plaintiff has filed an Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas), which is incomplete. (Doc.# 8.) The Court will

deny the new in forma pauperis application and grant Plaintiff an additional 30 days to either

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pay the $350.00 filing fee or to file a properly completed Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis (Non-Habeas). 

I. Payment of Filing Fee

When bringing an action, a prisoner must either pay the $350.00 filing fee in a lump

sum or, if granted the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis, pay the fee incrementally

as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An application to proceed in forma pauperis requires

an affidavit of indigence and a certified copy of the inmate’s trust account statement for the

six months preceding the filing of the Complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). An inmate must

submit statements from each institution where he was confined during the six-month period.

Id. To assist prisoners in meeting these requirements, the Court requires use of a form

application. LRCiv 3.4(a).

If a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will assess an

initial partial filing fee of 20% of either the average monthly deposits or the average monthly

balance in Plaintiff’s account, whichever is greater. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An initial

partial filing fee will only be collected when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The

balance of the fee will be collected in monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s

income credited to an inmate’s account, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 

II. Application Fails to Comply With Statute

Plaintiff has used the appropriate court-approved form to proceed without prepayment in full for an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has completed the “Consent to

Collection of Fees from Trust Account” section. However, Plaintiff has failed to have the

“Certificate of Correctional Official as to Status of Applicant’s Trust Account” section

completed. In light of that deficiency, Plaintiff will be permitted 30 days to either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (NonHabeas).

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III. Warnings

A. Address Changes

Plaintiff must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with Rule

83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff must not include a motion for other

relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in dismissal of this

action.

B. Copies

Plaintiff must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply may result in the filing being stricken without further notice

to Plaintiff.

C. Possible Dismissal

If Plaintiff fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including these

warnings, the Court may dismiss this action without further notice. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet,

963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to

comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas) is denied

without prejudice. (Doc.# 8.)

(2) Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Plaintiff must either pay the

$350.00 filing fee or file a completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Civil (NonHabeas) and a certified six-month trust account statement. 

(3) If Plaintiff fails to either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a completed

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis within 30 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a

judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.

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(4) The Clerk of the Court must mail Plaintiff a court-approved form for filing an

Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Non-Habeas).

DATED this 7th day of April, 2010.

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