Opinion
2:21-CV-0893-DMC-P
07-29-2021
MARILYN YVETTE COOK, Plaintiff, v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
DENNIS M. COTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 5.
Plaintiff's application is incomplete. Plaintiff must file an application to proceed in forma pauperis, along with a certified copy of her trust account statement (or an institutional equivalent) for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or pay the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a); 1915(a)(1)-(2). The Court will provide Plaintiff with an opportunity to submit either a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the appropriate filing fee.
Plaintiff is warned that failure to resolve the fee status of this case within the time provided may result in the dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. See Local Rule 110.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff shall submit on the form provided by the Clerk of the Court, within 30 days from the date of this order, a complete application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, with the required certified copy of his trust account statement, or the appropriate filing fee.
2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff a new form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.