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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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 The Court notes that Plaintiff was a California state inmate. Thus, it is unclear whether

Plaintiff is currently a California state inmate housed temporarily in Arizona or he is an inmate within

the Arizona State correctional system.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES LYNN HINES, 

CDCR #K-86989, ADC #197067,

Civil No. 08-0496 L (POR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION FOR FAILING TO PAY

FILING FEE OR MOVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

 vs.

MAUREEN PELTON, et al., 

Defendants.

 

Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in

Florence, Arizona, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983.1

I.

Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request IFP Status

All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United

States, other than a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $350. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if the party is granted

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leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v.

Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

Here, Plaintiff has neither prepaid the $350 filing fee required to commence this action,

nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, this action is subject to immediate

dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 

II.

Conclusion and Order

For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby:

(1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the $350

filing fee or file a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a); and

(2) GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is “Filed”

to: (a) prepay the entire $350 civil filing fee in full; or (b) complete and file a Motion to proceed

IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust account statement for the 6-month period

preceding the filing of his Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) and S.D. CAL. CIVLR

3.2(b). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff with the

Court’s approved form “Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis.” If Plaintiff fails to either prepay the $350 civil filing fee or complete and submit the

attached Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action shall remain dismissed without

prejudice and without further Order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 27, 2008

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

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