Opinion
1:12-cv-00578-GSA (PC)
04-19-2012
JERALD TUCKER, Plaintiff, v. DONNA TARTER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO SUBMIT APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE WITHIN 45 DAYS
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 filing fee. On April 16, 2012, Plaintiff submitted a non-certified copy of his prison trust account statement. However, Plaintiff has not submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Within forty-five (45) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and signed, or in the alternative, pay the $350.00 filing fee for this action. No requests for extension will be granted without a showing of good cause. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a certified copy of his/her prison trust statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.
Failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE