Opinion
5:23-cv-230-MTT-CHW
08-02-2023
ERIC MANUEL FIGUEROA-RIVERA, Plaintiff, v. Officer D. JONES, Defendant.
ORDER
CHARLES H. WEIGLE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff Eric Manuel Figueroa-Rivera, a pretrial detainee in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center in Macon, Georgia, has filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. ECF No. 1. He also moves to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2.
Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is incomplete. A prisoner or pretrial detainee seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis must submit (1) an affidavit in support of his claim of indigence and (2) “a certified copy of [his] trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) . . . for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1)-(2). Plaintiff has failed to submit a certified copy of his trust fund account statement.
Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to submit a proper motion to proceed without the prepayment of the filing fee, which should include a certified copy of his trust fund account statement. The Clerk is DIRECTED to provide Plaintiff with a copy of the appropriate forms for this purpose.
Plaintiff shall have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date shown on this Order to comply. If Plaintiff does not timely and fully comply with this Order, this action will be dismissed. Plaintiff is further ORDERED to notify the Court immediately in writing of any change of address. There shall be no service of process in this case until further order of the Court.
SO ORDERED and DIRECTED.