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El-Shaddai v. Woodford

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 2, 2006
No. Civ S-06-0122 DFL CMKP (E.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2006)

Opinion

No. Civ S-06-0122 DFL CMKP.

February 2, 2006


ORDER


Plaintiff, a state prisoner is proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action. Plaintiff's action was commenced in the Superior Court of the State of California on May 5, 2005. On January 17, 2006, defendants removed this action from state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Defendants submitted the $250 filing fee for this action.

Plaintiff, however, may be eligible to proceed in forma pauperis for the purposes of service of process. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court is unable to determine from the state court file whether plaintiff is eligible to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit the appropriate affidavit in support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis for purposes of service of this complaint.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.


Summaries of

El-Shaddai v. Woodford

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 2, 2006
No. Civ S-06-0122 DFL CMKP (E.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2006)
Case details for

El-Shaddai v. Woodford

Case Details

Full title:ADONAI EL-SHADDAI, Plaintiff, v. JEANNE WOODFORD, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Feb 2, 2006

Citations

No. Civ S-06-0122 DFL CMKP (E.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2006)