Opinion
2:23-cv-01163-ART-EJY
08-02-2023
Robert Lee Finley, Plaintiff, v. Officer Gray, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
ELAYNA J. YOUCHAH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
On July 24, 2023, Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of Clark County Detention Center, submitted a Civil Rights Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 along with an incomplete financial certificate. ECF No. 1-1. Plaintiff neither paid the $402 filing fee for a civil action nor filed a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and Local Rule LSR 1-2, Plaintiff may apply for in forma pauperis status, which allows him to file his civil action without prepaying the $402 filing fee if he submits three of the required documents to the Court including: (1) a completed Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Inmate, on this Court's approved form (i.e. pages 1 through 3 with the inmate's two signatures on page 3), (2) a Financial Certificate properly signed by both the inmate and a prison or jail official (i.e. page 4 of this Court's approved form), and (3) a copy of the inmate's prison or jail trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before September 1, 2023, Plaintiff must either pay the $402 filing fee for a civil action or file with the Court: (1) a complete Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Inmate on the Court's approved form; (2) a Financial Certificate properly signed by both the inmate and a prison or jail official; and (3) a copy of the inmate's prison or jail trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that failure to either pay the $402 filing fee or file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis on or before September 1, 2023, will result in a recommendation to dismiss this action without prejudice. A dismissal without prejudice allows Plaintiff to file his case with the Court, under a new case number, when he is able to comply with LSR 2-1 and file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the required filing fee.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will retain Plaintiffs Complaint (ECF No. 1-1), but will not file it at this time.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court must send Plaintiff the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis for inmate along with the information and instructions for filing the same.