Whitmire v. Matter

Full title: DIOVANNI WHITMIRE, Plaintiff, v. VINCENT R. MATTER, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Aug 25, 2009

No. CIV S-09-2217 KJM P (E.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2009)

Opinion

No. CIV S-09-2217 KJM P.

August 25, 2009

ORDER

KIMBERLY MUELLER, Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff, a county prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has not, however, filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity either to submit the appropriate affidavit in support of a request to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the appropriate filing fee.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, an affidavit in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the appropriate filing fee; plaintiff's failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this action; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner.