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Parties Involved:
King Harris Publications Magazine
Defendant
Ernest Miller
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST MILLER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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KING HARRIS PUBLICATIONS ) 

MAGAZINE, )

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Defendant. )

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1:07-cv-01152 LJO GSA

SECOND ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF

TO SUBMIT APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed the instant action on August 9, 2007. 

However, Plaintiff did not file an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. 

Accordingly, on January 9, 2008, the Court ordered Plaintiff to submit an application to proceed

in forma pauperis, along with all necessary documentation, or pay the $350.00 filing fee, within

thirty (30) days of the date of service of that order. The Clerk of the Court sent Plaintiff the

appropriate application. Plaintiff was notified that failure to comply with the Court’s January 9,

2008, order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

To date, Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or filed an application to proceed in forma

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Instead, Plaintiff filed a “Motion To Lodge” on October

22, 2007, and filed two documents entitled “Motion To Be Lodged” on January 18, 2008. 

(Documents 5, 7 and 8.) In his January 18, 2008, Motion To Be Lodged (Document 7), Plaintiff

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Plaintiff further alleges in his Motion to Lodge (Document 5) and in his Motions to Be Lodged 1

(Documents 7 and 8) that he has not been receiving his mail or magazines and that his outgoing mail has not left the

prison because of alleged “mail tamporing” or “mail fraud” by prison guards. However, Plaintiff’s present

complaint appears to involve the alleged conduct of King Harris Publications Magazine. If Plaintiff wishes to pursue

claims for relief under section 1983 based on the conditions of confinement related to alleged mail tampering in the

prison facility that violate his constitutional rights, Plaintiff may file a separate complaint. 

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alleges that he sent out the in forma pauperis forms to the trust office on January 13, 2008,

through a guard picking up the mail, and that there has been “mail tamporing .” The Court 1

cannot compel the trust account office to complete and submit Plaintiff’s application. By this

order, however, Plaintiff shall be provided with thirty additional days within which to comply

with the Court’s order of January 9, 2008. In the Court’s experience, each prison has a procedure

for submitting applications to proceed in forma pauperis. Although it may take some time for the

prison to complete the form and send it to the court, utter noncompliance by prison officials in

this area is not a problem this Court has encountered before. Plaintiff shall show this order to his

correctional counselor, request further instruction, and comply with whatever instructions are

given. In the event that Plaintiff’s application is currently pending with the trust account office,

it is requested that Plaintiff’s counselor seek the status and inform Plaintiff of the status.

Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff is granted an extension of thirty (30) days from the date

of service of this order within which to comply with the Court’s Order of January 9, 2008. 

Failure of Plaintiff to comply with the Court’s order will result in a recommendation that this

action be dismissed. Plaintiff also shall show a copy of this order to his correctional counselor, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 25, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

60kij UNI 8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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