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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 

DENNIS PETILLO, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:24-cv-2562 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed what appears to be a collection of 

prison grievances and letters. ECF No. 1. No other pleadings or documents have been filed by 

the plaintiff. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must file a complaint as required by Rule 

3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and plaintiff must either pay the required filing fee or 

file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis.1

 See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 

1915(a). The court will not issue any orders granting or denying relief until an action has been 

properly commenced. Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to file a complaint and to submit 

an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or submit the appropriate filing fee. 

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

1. The documents filed by plaintiff (ECF No. 1) are DISREGARDED; 

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 If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted, plaintiff will still be required to pay the filing fee 

but will be allowed to pay it in installments. 

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2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a complaint 

that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

and the Local Rules of Practice. The complaint must bear the docket number assigned this case. 

3. Plaintiff shall also submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an application 

to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court or the filing fee in the 

amount of $405.00.2 

4. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with either provision of this order will result in a 

recommendation that this matter be dismissed. 

5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court’s form for filing a civil 

rights action and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner. 

DATED: September 25, 2024 

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 The $405.00 is comprised of the $350.00 filing fee and a $55.00 administrative fee. If plaintiff 

is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, plaintiff is not required to pay the $55.00 

administrative fee. 

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