Simpson v. Grounds et al

Filing 6

ORDER of Dismissal. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 8/1/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service). (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2012)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 CHAUNCEY R. SIMPSON, 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court No. C-12-1024 EMC (pr) R. GROUNDS, Warden; et al., 12 ORDER OF DISMISSAL Defendants. ___________________________________/ 13 14 This pro se civil action was filed on February 29, 2011, at which time the Court notified 15 Plaintiff in writing that the action was deficient due to the failure to pay the filing fee or furnish a 16 completed and signed court-approved in forma pauperis application. Plaintiff later filed an in forma 17 pauperis application that was not signed and did not have attached to it a "certified copy of the trust 18 account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the 6-month period immediately preceding the 19 filing of the complaint" as required by 28 U.S.C. ยง 1915(a)(2). In an order filed June 15, 2012, 20 Plaintiff was ordered to "file a completed in forma pauperis application that is signed and has the 21 required certified copy of his inmate trust account statement attached to it" within thirty days, and 22 cautioned that failure to do so or to pay the filing fee by the deadline would result in the dismissal of 23 this action. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 Plaintiff has not filed the completed in forma pauperis application or paid the filing fee, and 2 the deadline by which to do so has passed. The in forma pauperis application is DENIED because it 3 is incomplete. (Docket # 3.) This action is dismissed for failure to file a completed in forma 4 pauperis application or pay the filing fee. 5 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 Dated: August 1, 2012 9 _________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN United States District Judge 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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