Opinion
No. 2:12-cv-0038 KJN P
02-24-2012
DERWIN BUTLER, SR., Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN, Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 10, 2012, plaintiff was directed to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis, and a certified copy of his prison trust account statement. On February 21, 2012, plaintiff filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, the certificate portion of the application was not completed and signed by an authorized officer, and plaintiff did not provide a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Therefore, plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit the completed application and the certified copy in support of his application to proceed in forma pauperis.
In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, and the certification required on the application form. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.
2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.
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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE