Opinion
3:23-cv-0413-ART-CLB
08-23-2023
LORENZO MORENO, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant.
ORDER TO PAY FILING FEE OR FILE APLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
On August 23, 2023, Plaintiff Lorenzo Moreno (“Moreno”) submitted a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1 -1). Moreno has neither paid the full $402 filing fee for this matter nor filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Under Local Rule LSR 1-1, a person who is unable to prepay the fees in a civil case may apply to the Court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The application must be made on the form provided by the Court and must include a financial affidavit disclosing the applicant's income, assets, expenses, and liabilities.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall SEND Moreno the approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-inmate.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before Friday, September 22, 2023, Moreno will either: (1) pay the full $402 filing fee for a civil action (which includes the $350 filing fee and the $52 administrative fee); or (2) file with the Court a completed Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis for Non-Inmate on this Court's approved form, along with a completed and signed financial affidavit. Failure to do so will result in a recommendation to the District Court to dismiss the action.
The Court will retain Moreno's civilrights complaint, (ECF No. 1 -1), but will not file it unless and until Moreno timely complies with this order.