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Parties Involved:
David W. Fernandes
Plaintiff
Franchise Tax Board Vehicle Registration Collections
Defendant

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID W. FERNANDES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FRANCHISE TAX BOARD VEHICLE

REGISTRATION COLLECTIONS,

Defendant.

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ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

PAY THE $350.00 FILING FEE OR

SUBMIT A COMPLETED APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

BY APRIL 20, 2007

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEND

PLAINTIFF A BLANK IN FORMA

PAUPERIS APPLICATION FOR A

PERSON WHO IS NOT INCARCERATED

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se with this action. The matter

has been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304. On March 16, 2007,

plaintiff filed a complaint and a motion to proceed in forma

pauperis.

Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) provides that any court of the

United States may authorize the commencement, prosecution of

defense of any civil or criminal suit, action, proceeding, or any

appeal therein, without prepayment of fees or security therefor,

by a person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of

all assets the person possesses and that the person is unable to

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pay such fees or give security therefor. Id.; Floyd v. United

States Postal Service, 105 F.3d 274, 275-77 (6 Cir. 1997), th

modified on other grounds in Callihan v. Schneider, 178 F.3d 800,

801 (6 Cir. 1999). th

Plaintiff did not complete his application, and the Court

cannot determine whether plaintiff qualifies financially to

proceed in forma pauperis. The Court must have all the

information requested in the application. Specifically, in

No. 3.c., plaintiff affirmatively indicated that in the past

twelve months, he has received pensions, annuities or life

insurance payments. However, he did not describe each source of

money, or the amount received, or whether he expects to continue

to receive same. Without this information, the Court cannot

determine whether to grant or deny his application. However, the

Court will afford plaintiff one last opportunity either to pay

the filing fee OR submit a new and completed application to

proceed in forma pauperis.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff either

SUBMIT a new and completed application to proceed in forma

pauperis OR PAY the filing fee on or before April 20, 2007. The

Clerk is DIRECTED to send plaintiff, together with this order, a

blank application to proceed in forma pauperis for a person not

in custody. Until receipt of the new and completed application

or the expiration for filing same, plaintiff’s complaint and

other documents shall remain with the Court. However, the Court

will not proceed with screening the complaint or other procedures

relating to service until receipt of the filing fee OR a new and

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Plaintiff is warned that failure to comply with this order

will result in a recommendation that plaintiff’s action be

dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with an

order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 29, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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