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Parties Involved:
Pam Ahlin
Defendant
John Allen Rainwater
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN ALLEN RAINWATER,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAM AHLIN,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00795-LJO-MJS (PC)

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO 

DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR 

FILE APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 12)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY OBJECTION 

DEADLINE

Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in a civil rights action brought 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

On March 9, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. It 

contained no financial information. (ECF No. 2.) The motion was dismissed without 

prejudice. (ECF No. 4.) 

On March 23, 2015, Plaintiff filed an unsigned motion to proceed as a prisoner in 

forma pauperis. (ECF No. 5.) On May 29, 2015, the Court ordered Plaintiff to complete 

and file an application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner or to pay the full 

filing fee for this action within thirty days. (ECF No. 12.) Plaintiff was warned that 

dismissal would occur if he failed to obey the order.

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The thirty day deadline passed without Plaintiff either filing an application to 

proceed in forma pauperis, paying the applicable filing fee, or seeking an extension of 

time to do so.

A civil action may not proceed absent the submission of either the filing fee or a 

completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915. Based on 

Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s order, dismissal of this action is appropriate.

See In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, 460 F.3d 1217, 1226 

(9th Cir. 2006); Local Rule 110. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY RECOMMENDS that this action be dismissed, 

without prejudice, for failure to pay the filing fee or file a completed application to 

proceed in forma pauperis.

The findings and recommendation are submitted to the United States District 

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within 

fourteen (14) days after being served with the findings and recommendation, any party 

may file written objections with the Court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a 

document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 

Recommendation.” Any reply to the objections shall be served and filed within fourteen 

(14) days after service of the objections. The parties are advised that failure to file 

objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. 

Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 

F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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