Opinion
2:11-cv-01376-KJD-CWH
08-29-2011
CARLOS ARTURO CEDANO, #37006-048 Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant.
ORDER
Plaintiff has submitted a pro se civil rights complaint. Plaintiff has failed to either pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the required form. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2); Local Rules of Special Proceedings 1-1, 1-2. Accordingly, plaintiff's action is dismissed without prejudice. If plaintiff wishes to pursue this matter, he should file a new action, with a new case number, along with either the $350 filing fee or a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis on the court-approved form. The application must be accompanied by all required financial documentation, as described in the instructions for use of the form.
Plaintiff should also note that the Local Rules require plaintiffs appearing in pro se, such as this plaintiff, to file all of their complaints and petitions on the court's approved forms. LSR 2-1("[a] civil rights complaint filed by a person who is not represented by counsel shall be on the form provided by this court.").
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk SHALL SEND plaintiff the approved forms for filing a civil rights lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983, an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by a prisoner, as well as the document "Information and Instructions for Filing a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis."
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly and close this case.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE