Opinion
2:23-cv-00605-APG-NJK
07-06-2023
JOSEPH JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. T. BROWN, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
NANCY J. KOPPE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On April 21, 2023, the Court ordered Plaintiff to either pay the full $402 filing fee for a civil action or file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis by June 20, 2023. Docket No. 3. That deadline passed and Plaintiff has not paid the required filing fee or applied for in forma pauperis status. Plaintiff, however, filed a First Amended Complaint. Docket No. 4. Because Plaintiff filed a document, the Court considers alternatives to dismissal and gives Plaintiff a final extension of time to either pay the required filing fee or properly apply for in forma pauperis status.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, IT IS ORDERED that, no later than August 7, 2023, Plaintiff must either pay the full $402 filing fee or file a fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis with all three required documents: a completed application with the inmate's two signatures on page 3; a completed financial certificate that is signed both by the inmate and the prison or jail official; and a copy of the inmate's trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff fails to timely comply with this order, this action will be subject to dismissal without prejudice. A dismissal without prejudice allows Plaintiff to refile the case with the Court, under a new case number, when Plaintiff can file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the required filing fee.
The Clerk of the Court is INSTRUCTED to send Plaintiff Joseph Jackson the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis for an inmate and instructions for the same.
IT IS SO ORDERED.