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Parties Involved:
California Department of Corrections
Defendant
Michael Edward Estep
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL EDWARD ESTEP,

Plaintiff,

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS,

Defendant.

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No. C 05-1815 MMC (PR) 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Docket No. 4)

Plaintiff, a California prisoner proceeding pro se, file the above-titled civil rights

action on April 2, 2005. That same date, the Court notified plaintiff in writing that the

action was deficient due to his failure to pay the requisite filing fee or, instead, submit a

completed court-approved in forma pauperis ("IFP") application. In said notice, plaintiff

was advised that his failure to pay the filing fee or, alternatively, to file a completed IFP

application, including a trust account statement showing transactions for the preceding six

months and a certificate of funds form signed by an institution official, within thirty days,

would result in dismissal of the action. Along with said notice, plaintiff was sent a copy of

the Court’s IFP application, instructions for completing it, and a return envelope. Plaintiff

has submitted an IFP application, but not the trust account statement or certificate of funds,

contrary to the Court’s instructions. 

As more than thirty days have passed since the deficiency notice and plaintiff has not

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United States District Court

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completed the IFP application or paid the filing fee, the above-titled action is hereby

DISMISSED without prejudice. 

The incomplete application to proceed in forma pauperis is hereby DENIED. 

This order terminates Docket No. 4. 

The Clerk shall close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 15, 2005

 /s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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