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Parties Involved:
J. Doerer
Defendant
Kareem Lanier
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM LANIER,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. DOERER,

Defendant.

No. 1:24-cv-01178 GSA (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

SIX-MONTH INMATE TRUST ACCOUNT 

STATEMENT WITH COURT

See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2)

PLAINTIFF’S INMATE TRUST ACCOUNT 

STATEMENT DUE IN THIRTY DAYS

Plaintiff, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action, as well as a 

request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF Nos. 1, 5. 

Plaintiff has not, however, filed a certified copy of his inmate trust account statement for the sixmonth period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2).

Federal law requires that incarcerated individuals who wish to proceed in forma pauperis 

in a civil rights action do two things: (1) file an application to proceed in forma pauperis, and (2) 

file a prison trust fund account statement that reflects the inmate’s trust fund account activity over 

the past six months. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). It is only when both have been filed by a 

plaintiff that a court should consider an application to proceed in forma pauperis. See id.

Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit a certified copy of his inmate trust 

account statement. He will be given thirty days to do so.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty days from the date of this 

order, Plaintiff shall submit a certified copy of his inmate trust account statement for the sixmonth period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.

Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply with this order within the time allotted 

may result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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