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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOLENE SMITH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KELLEY BENTLEY,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-2334 MCE CKD PS

ORDER

Plaintiffs are proceeding pro se. Plaintiffs have filed a supplemental application to 

proceed in forma pauperis in which plaintiff Smith states that her monthly take home pay is $700. 

Plaintiff Herman states that she has assets in the amount of $56,000. 

Pursuant to federal statute, a filing fee of $350.00 is required to commence a civil action 

in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). In addition, a $50.00 general administrative fee for 

civil cases must be paid. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(b). The court may authorize the commencement of an 

action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a person who makes 

affidavit that he is unable to pay such costs or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The 

combined amount of plaintiffs’ income and assets shows that plaintiffs are able to pay the filing 

fee and costs. Thus, plaintiffs have made an inadequate showing of indigency. See Alexander v. 

Carson Adult High Sch., 9 F.3d 1448 (9th Cir. 1993); California Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 

F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991); Stehouwer v. Hennessey, 841 F. Supp. 316, (N.D. Cal. 1994). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs are granted fourteen days in 

which to submit the appropriate fees to the Clerk of the Court. Plaintiffs are cautioned that failure 

to pay the filing and general administrative fees in the amount of $400 will result in a 

recommendation that the application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and the instant action 

be dismissed without prejudice.

Dated: December 4, 2015

4 smith2334.ifp.den

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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