Opinion
3:22-cv-00545-ART-CLB
02-15-2023
JAVIS BLAKE, Plaintiff v. CHET RIGNEY, et al., Defendants
ORDER
I. DISCUSSION
On December 12, 2022, this Court issued an order granting Plaintiff until February 10, 2023, to either pay the full $402 filing fee for a civil action or to submit a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis with all three required documents. (ECF No. 3). In response, Plaintiff filed the 3-page application with a completed financial certificate. (ECF No. 4). However, Plaintiff has not submitted a copy of his inmate trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
The Court grants Plaintiff an extension of time until March 14, 2023, to either pay the full $402 filing fee or file a copy of his inmate trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
II. CONCLUSION
It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff has until March 14, 2023, to either pay the full $402 filing fee or file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis with all three required documents: (1) a completed application with the inmate's two signatures on page 3, (2) a completed financial certificate that is signed both by the inmate and the prison or jail official, and (3) a copy of the inmate's trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
Plaintiff is cautioned that this action will be subject to dismissal without prejudice if Plaintiff fails to timely comply with this order. A dismissal without prejudice allows Plaintiff to refile the case with the Court, under a new case number, when Plaintiff can file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the required filing fee.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff Javis Blake the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis for an inmate and instructions for the same.