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Parties Involved:
V. Bossie
Defendant
Clarence Holmes
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLARENCE HOLMES, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

V. BOSSIE, 

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-1481---SAB 

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS OR PAY THE FILING FEE AND 

STRIKING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT FROM 

THE RECORD FOR LACK OF SIGNATURE

(ECF No. 1)

THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 

30, 2015, Plaintiff filed a complaint in this action. However, Plaintiff did not sign the complaint, 

file an application to proceed in forma pauperis, or pay the filing fee. 

The complaint which Plaintiff filed in this action does not contain any factual allegations

and lacks a signature. Unsigned documents cannot be considered by the Court, and Plaintiff’s 

complaint shall be stricken from the record on that ground. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); Local Rule 

131(b). 

Plaintiff is advised that the Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners 

seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has 

raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief 

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may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such 

relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).

A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the 

pleader is entitled to relief. . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not 

required, but “[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere 

conclusory statements, do not suffice.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (citing Bell 

Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007)). Moreover, Plaintiff must demonstrate 

that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of Plaintiff’s rights. Jones v. 

Williams, 297 F.3d 930, 934 (9th Cir. 2002). To survive screening, Plaintiff’s claims must be 

facially plausible, which requires sufficient factual detail to allow the Court to reasonably infer 

that each named defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678-79; Moss 

v. U.S. Secret Service, 572 F.3d 962, 969 (9th Cir. 2009). 

Additionally, Plaintiff did not file an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the 

filing fee in this action. Plaintiff is required to either pay the filing fee or file an application 

demonstrating that he is entitled to proceed in this action without prepayment of the filing fee.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Office of the Clerk is directed to provide Plaintiff with an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner and a civil rights complaint form;

2. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall:

a. File the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and 

signed, or in the alternative, pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action; and

b. File a signed complaint containing his factual allegations against the 

defendants in this action;

3. No extension of time will be granted without a showing of good cause; and

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4. The failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action, without 

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 13, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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