Opinion
Case No. 5:07cv178/MCR/EMT.
August 13, 2007
ORDER
Petitioner, an inmate proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a petition for writ of mandamus (Doc. 1). Petitioner has also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 7).
Upon review of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the court concludes that although Petitioner provided a financial certificate, he failed to provide the requisite supporting documentation for the motion and certificate, specifically, with an attached copy of his trust fund account statement covering the six-month period preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Therefore, the motion will be denied without prejudice to Petitioner's refiling a complete motion with the required supporting documentation.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 7) is DENIED without prejudice.
2. The clerk shall send Petitioner a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a prisoner consent form and financial certificate approved for use in the Northern District.
3. Within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of docketing of this order Petitioner shall (1) pay the $350.00 filing fee, or (2) submit a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis with the requisite prisoner consent form and financial certificate,including an attached computer printout of the transactions in his prison account during the preceding six month period.
4. Failure to comply with this order as instructed may result in a recommendation that this case be dismissed for failure to comply with an order of the court.
DONE AND ORDERED.