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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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JDDL

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Kyle Herzog,

Plaintiff, 

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Maricopa County Board 

of Supervisors, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 04-3068-PHX-SMM (DKD)

SHOW CAUSE ORDER

Plaintiff Kyle Herzog, formally confined in the Maricopa County Durango Jail in

Phoenix, Arizona, filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has

previously been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and has been assessed the

statutory filing fee of $150.00. See Order (Doc. # 4). Currently, the balance owed toward

the filing fee is $150.00. 

A. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis & Filing Fee.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), a prisoner must pay the $150.00 filing fee when

he files a civil action. If he is unable to pay the fee in full at that time, § 1915(b)(1)

authorizes the Court to collect the fee in incremental payments from the inmate’s prison trust

account. In this instance, Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis and

ordered to pay the fee in increments from his trust account, but he has since been released.

(Doc. # 5). Consequently, the inmate trust account from which the statute directs the fee to

be collected is no longer in existence.

The statute makes no other provision for collection of the fee. Therefore, Plaintiff

must pay the filing fee in full or show good cause in writing why he is unable to do so.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff will be given 30 days from the date this Order is filed in which to pay

the $150.00 fee or show good cause in writing why he is unable to do so. If Plaintiff chooses

to show good cause, he must explain in writing under oath why he is unable to pay. See also

28 U.S.C. § 1746 (the oath requirement may be satisfied when a person declares under

penalty of perjury that the submission is true and correct, and signs and dates the statement).

If Plaintiff chooses to demonstrate good cause, he must describe his current financial

condition in detail, including his sources of income, whether he is employed, and any

liabilities he may have. 

B. Warning of Possible Dismissal.

Plaintiff is warned that failure to timely comply with every provision of this Order,

or any order entered in this matter, will result in dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule

41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258 (9th

Cir. 1992) (recognizing that a district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any

order of the court).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 

(1) Plaintiff shall have 30 days from the date this Order is entered to either pay the

$150.00 filing fee or show good cause in writing why he is unable to do so; and

(2) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter a judgment of dismissal of this action

without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff if Plaintiff fails to pay the $150.00

filing fee or file a response to this order showing good cause why he is unable to pay the fee.

DATED this 31st day of October, 2005.

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