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Parties Involved:
Aguilar
Defendant
Bakersfield Police Department
Defendant
Benavents
Defendant
Erin Lynn Peterson
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

As a general rule, all parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a United States 

District Court must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, the Court may authorize the 

commencement of an action without the filing fee “by a person who submits an affidavit that includes 

a statement of all assets such [person] possesses that the person is unable to pay such fees or give 

security therefore.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Therefore, an action may proceed despite a failure to 

prepay the filing fee only if leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted by the Court. See Rodriguez 

v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 

Plaintiff initiated this action by filing his complaint on August 24, 2011. (Doc. 1). However, 

because Plaintiff failed to pay the requisite filing fee or to file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, 

the matter cannot proceed before the Court at this time.

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ERIN LYNN PETERSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, 

OFFICER AGUILAR, and OFFICER 

BENAVENTS, 

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01114 - --- - JLT

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT 

THE FILING FEE OR FILE A MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff SHALL pay the filing fee within 14 days of service of this order, or

2. In the alternative, Plaintiff SHALL file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis within 

14 days of service.

3. Failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of this action pursuant to

Local Rule 110.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 23, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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