Williams v. City of Sacramento Police Department et al

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 06/20/11 ORDERING that pltf shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint within 30 days; the Clerk of the court is directed to send pltf IFP Form. (Michel, G)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CODIE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, 11 12 13 No. CIV S-11-1538 EFB P vs. CITY OF SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 ORDER / Plaintiff, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a complaint alleging civil rights violations. 17 See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has submitted an affidavit requesting leave to proceed in forma 18 pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 19 Section 1915(a)(2) requires “a prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without 20 prepayment of fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the affidavit filed under paragraph 21 (1), shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) 22 for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . . , 23 obtained from the appropriate official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined.” 24 Plaintiff has not submitted a certified copy of his trust account statement or the institutional 25 equivalent. He may comply with this requirement by having prison officials complete the 26 “Certificate” portion of the form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. 1 1 Accordingly, plaintiff has 30 days from the date this order is served to submit the 2 required trust account statement. Failure to comply with this order will result in a 3 recommendation that this action be dismissed. The Clerk of the court is directed to send to 4 plaintiff a new form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by a Prisoner. 5 So ordered. 6 DATED: June 20, 2011. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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