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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DWAYNE LOWERY,

CDCR #D-08018,

Civil No. 10-2562 JLS (NLS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION FOR FAILING TO PAY

FILING FEES PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND FOR

FAILING TO MOVE 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

PURSUANT TO 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

vs.

GEORGE NEOTTI, Warden;

WALKER, Doctor

Defendants.

 

Plaintiff, currently incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in

San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983. 

I. FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS

Any party instituting a 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

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

Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th

Cir. 1999). However, Plaintiff has not prepaid the $350 filing fee required to commence a civil

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 Plaintiff is cautioned that if he chooses to proceed further with this action either by paying the

full civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), or moving to proceed IFP, his Complaint will be

subject to a sua sponte screening and possible dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) and 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(e)(2)(b). See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (noting that 28

U.S.C. § 1915(e) “not only permits but requires” the court to sua sponte dismiss an in forma pauperis

complaint that fails to state a claim); see also Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 446 (9th Cir. 2000)

(discussing sua sponte screening required by 28 U.S.C.§ 1915A(b)). 

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action; nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, the case must be dismissed

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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b).1

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

Court’s 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 enclosed

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: December 20, 2010

Honorable Janis L. Sammartino

United States District Judge

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