Opinion
23-cv-06251-TLT
02-06-2024
LACEY SIVAK, Petitioner, v. DANIELLE J. FORREST, et al., Respondents.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
TRINA L. THOMPSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Petitioner, an Idaho state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel certain conduct by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges. ECF 1. Petitioner also simultaneously filed a “request to proceed without cost on this criminal case, based on crime victim rights . . . and imminent danger,” but did not identify any imminent danger. ECF 3.
That same day, the Clerk of the Court informed petitioner that this action was deficient because he had not submitted an in forma pauperis (IFP) application or paid the filing fee. ECF 2. The Court informed petitioner that he needed to correct the deficiencies within twenty-eight days from the date of the notice to avoid dismissal of this action. Id. The deadline has passed, and petitioner has not submitted an IFP application or paid the fee.
The Court therefore DISMISSES this action without prejudice. Because this dismissal is without prejudice, petitioner may move to reopen the action. Any such motion must contain either the $405 filing fee or a complete in forma pauperis application. Petitioner should be aware that his petition does not meet the imminent danger standard for the exception to the three-strikes bar on filing IFP. See Ray v. Lara, 31 F.4th 692, 701 (9th Cir. 2022).
The clerk shall terminate any pending motions, enter judgment for respondents, and close the file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.