Opinion
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00639-BNB
04-09-2014
JAMES HARRIS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defendants.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Plaintiff, James Harris, resides in Arvada, Colorado. He initiated this action by filing pro se a pleading titled "Petitioner for Declaratory Judgment of Record." In an order entered on March 1, 2014, Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland directed Plaintiff to cure certain deficiencies if he wished to pursue his claims. Specifically, Magistrate Judge Boland directed Plaintiff to submit his claims on a Court-approved form and either to pay the $400 filing fee in full or in the alternative submit a request to proceed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 on a proper Court-approved form. Magistrate Judge Boland warned Plaintiff that the action would be dismissed without further notice if he failed to cure the deficiencies within thirty days.
Plaintiff has failed to communicate with the Court and, as a result, has failed to cure the deficiencies within the time allowed. The Court, therefore, will dismiss the action.
The Court also certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this Order is not taken in good faith, and, therefore, in forma pauperis status will be denied for the purpose of appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962). If Plaintiff files a notice of appeal he must pay the full $505 appellate filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit within thirty days in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 24. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Complaint and action are dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to comply with the March 1, 2014 Order, within the time allowed, and for failure to prosecute. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are denied as moot.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 9th day of April, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
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LEWIS T. BABCOCK, Senior Judge
United States District Court