Opinion
No. CIV S-08-0955 GEB DAD P.
May 13, 2008
ORDER
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
Plaintiff's in forma pauperis application does not include a certified copy of plaintiff's prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint in this action or a prison official's certification.See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff's incomplete application will be denied with leave to file a properly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff's May 5, 2008 application to proceed in forma pauperis is denied without prejudice;
2. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order a properly completed in forma pauperis application that includes a certified copy of plaintiff's prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint in this action and a prison official's certification; plaintiff is cautioned that failure to comply with this order or seek an extension of time to do so will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice; and
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner for use in a civil rights action.