Opinion
2:23-cv-00102-JAD-EJY
02-07-2023
Omega Temesgen, Plaintiff, v. Clark County Detention Center Medical Staff, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
(ECF NO. 1)
ELAYNA J. YOUCHAH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On January 19, 2023, Plaintiff submitted an incomplete application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) together with a Civil Rights Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF Nos. 1, 1-1. Plaintiff's IFP application fails to include his inmate trust fund account statement for the previous six-month period, and Plaintiff's financial certificate does not appear to have been signed by a prison or jail official. Even if Plaintiff has not been at Clark County Detention Center for a full six-month period, Plaintiff must still submit a financial certificate and an inmate account statement for the dates he has been at the facility. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); Local Rule LSR 1-2.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) is DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before March 7, 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 March 7, 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 Plaintiff's 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.