Opinion
No. CIV S-08-2174 EFB P.
October 22, 2008
ORDER
Plaintiff, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a complaint alleging civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has submitted an affidavit requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
Section 1915(a)(2) requires "a prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without prepayment of fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the affidavit filed under paragraph (1), shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . ., obtained from the appropriate official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined." Plaintiff has not submitted the required trust account statement or the institutional equivalent.
Accordingly, plaintiff has 30 days from the date this order is served to submit the required trust account statement. The Clerk of Court shall send plaintiff a new affidavit requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
So ordered.