Free Order Dismissing Case - District Court of California - California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES LYNN O'HINES, CDCR #K-86989, ADC #197067, Plaintiff, vs. RUIZ, Captain, et al., Defendants. 08-1336 JM (RBB)

Civil No.

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILING TO PAY FILING FEE REQUIRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND/OR FAILING TO MOVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in

22 Florence, Arizona, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 23 U.S.C. § 1983, among other federal statutes. (See Compl. at 1.) 24 25 26

I. FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE OR REQUEST IFP STATUS All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the

27 United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of 28 $350. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay
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1 this filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") 2 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th 3 Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). 4

Here, Plaintiff has neither prepaid the $350 filing fee required to commence a civil

5 action, nor has submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, this case is subject to 6 immediate dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 7 8 9 10

II. CONCLUSION AND ORDER For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby: (1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the

11 $350 filing fee or file a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 12 1915(a); and 13

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GRANTS Plaintiff forty five (45) days leave from the date this Order is

14 "Filed" to: (a) prepay the entire $350 civil filing fee in full; or (b) complete and file a 15 Motion to proceed IFP which includes a certified copy of his trust account statement for 16 the 6-month period preceding the filing of his Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1915(a)(2) and S.D. CAL. CIVLR 3.2(b). 18

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide Plaintiff

19 with the Court's approved form "Motion and Declaration in Support of Motion to 20 Proceed In Forma Pauperis." If Plaintiff fails to either prepay the $350 civil filing fee 21 or complete and submit the enclosed Motion to Proceed IFP within that time, this action 22 shall remain dismissed without prejudice and without further Order of the Court. 23 24 DATED: August 5, 2008 25 26 27 28
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Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller United States District Judge

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