Opinion
22-cv-00241
08-26-2022
Escobedo v. State Of Nevada
INFORMATION FOR FILING AN APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915
A. General Information
Please use the attached form if you are not an inmate. The fee for filing a civil case is $402 (which includes the $350 filing fee and the $52 administrative fee). If you are unable to prepay fees or give security for them, you may apply to the court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915; District of Nevada Local Special Rule (“LSR”) 1-1.
If you have the money to pay the full filing fee, please send a check or money order made payable to “CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT” with your complaint or petition.
B. Submission of Application
To submit your application to proceed in forma pauperis, complete the attached form and return the form to the court. If you are a plaintiff and are requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis at the beginning of your case, this application should be returned to the court along with your complaint or petition.
All civil actions must be filed in the clerk's office for the unofficial division of the court in which the action allegedly arose. Local Rule (“LR”) IA 1-6, 1-8. The Clerk of the Court maintains offices in Las Vegas and Reno at the following addresses:
Unofficial Southern Division (Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, & Nye counties):
U.S. District Court Office of the Clerk
333 Las Vegas Boulevard, South, Room #1334
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Unofficial Northern Division (all other counties):
U.S. District Court Office of the Clerk
400 S. Virginia Street, Room #301 Reno, NV 89501
C. Decision
Once the court makes a decision on your application to proceed in forma pauperis, the court will enter an order in your case. The order may grant, deny, or impose a partial filing fee. The order may include additional instructions or request additional information.
If the court grants your application to proceed in forma pauperis, the court must screen your complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) to identify cognizable claims and dismiss claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Due to the court's caseload, the screening process may take many months.