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P l a i n ti ff p r o s e , a s t a t e p r i s on e r , f il e d w it h t h e C ou r t a c i v il r i gh t s c o m p l a i n t a s w e ll a s a n a pp li ca ti on t o p r o cee d i n f onn a p a up e r i s . A s p l a i n ti ff s i n f o r m a p a up e r i s a pp li ca ti on i s i n c o m p l e t e , it w ill b e d e n i e d w it hou t p r e j ud i ce a nd t h i s ca s e w ill b e a d m i n i s t r a ti v e l y t e r m i n a t e d .
T h e g e n e r a l f ili ng f ee f o r a c i v il c o m p l a i n t i s $400 . 00 . If a p r i s on e r- p l a i n ti ff i s p r o cee d i ng i n f o r m a p a up e r i s , t h e f ee i s $350 . 00 , p a y a b l e i n i n s t a ll m e n t s a s d e s c r i b e d b e l o w .
A p r i s on e r w ho s ee k s t o p r o cee d i n f onn a p a up e r i s m u s t s ub m it a n a ff i d a v it , i n c l ud i ng a s t a t e m e n t o f a ll a ss e t s , s t a ti ng t h a t t h e p r i s on e r i s un a b l e t o p a y t h e a pp li ca b l e f ili ng f ee . S ee 28 U . S . C . § 1915 ( a )( l ) . T h e p r i s on e r m u s t a l s o s ub m it a ce r ti f i e d c opy o f h i s i n m a t e t r u s t f und acc oun t s t a t e m e n t f o r t h e s i x - m on t h p e r i od i mm e d i a t e l y p r ece d i ng t h e f ili ng o f h i s c o m p l a i n t . S ee I d . § 1915 ( a )( 2 ) . T h e p r i s on e r m u s t ob t a i n t h i s s t a t e m e n t fr o m t h e a pp r op r i a t e o ff i c i a l o f eac h p r i s on a t w h i c h h e w a s o r i s c on f i n e d , S ee i d . ; s ee a l s o L . C i v . R . 8 1 . 2 ( b ) ( “ W h e n e v e r a . t h e p r i s on e r s h a ll a l s o F e d e r a l , S t a t e . o r l o ca l p r i s on e r s ub m it s a c i v il r i gh t s c o m p l a i n t , . . s ub m it a n a ff i d a v it s e tti ng f o r t h i n f o r m a ti on w h i c h e s t a b li s h e s t h a t t h e p r i s on e r i s un a b l e t o p a y t h e f ee s a nd c o s t s o f t h e p r o cee d i ng s a nd s h a ll f u r t h e r s ub m it a ce r ti f i ca ti on s i gn e d by a n a u t ho r i ze d o ff i ce r o f t h e i n s tit u ti on ce r ti f y i ng ( 1 ) t h e a m oun t p r e s e n tl y on d e po s it i n t h e *2 p r i s on e r’ s p r i s on acc oun t a nd , ( 2 ) t h e g r ea t e s t a m oun t on d e po s it i n t h e p r i s on e r’ s p r i s on acc oun t du r i ng t h e s i x - m on t h p e r i od p r i o r t o t h e d a t e o f t h e ce r ti f i ca ti on . ” ) .
E v e n i f a p r i s on e r i s g r a n t e d i n f o r m a p a up e r i s s t a t u s , h e m u s t p a y t h e h ill a m oun t o f t h e f ili ng f ee o f $350 . 00 . S ee 28 U . S . C . § 1915 ( b )( 1 ) . I n eac h m on t h t h a t t h e a m oun t i n t h e p r i s on e r’ s acc oun t e x cee d s $10 . 00 , t h e a g e n c y h a v i ng c u s t ody o f t h e p r i s on e r s h a ll a ss e ss , d e du c t fr o m t h e p r i s on e r’ s acc oun t , a nd f o r w a r d t o t h e C l e r k o f t h e C ou r t , p a y m e n t e qu a l t o 20 % o f t h e p r ece d i ng m on t h ’ s i n c o m e c r e d it e d t o t h e p r i s on e r’ s acc oun t . S ee I d . § 1915 ( b )( 2 ) . T h e d e du c ti on s v ill c on ti nu e un til t h e $350 . 00 f ili ng f ee i s p a i d .
E v e n i f t h e n ece ss a r y f ee s a r e p a i d a nd t h e c o m p l a i n t i s acce p t e d f o r f ili ng , t h e C ou r t m a y n e v e r t h e l e ss i mm e d i a t e l y d i s m i ss t h e ca s e . T h e C ou r t m u s t r e v i e w t h e c o m p l a i n t a nd d i s m i ss it i f it f i nd s t h a t t h e ac ti on ( 1 ) i s fr i vo l ou s o r m a li c i ou s , ( 2 ) f a il s t o s t a t e a c l a i m upon w h i c h r e li e f m a y b e g r a n t e d , o r ( 3 ) s ee k s m on e t a r y r e li e f a g a i n s t a d e f e nd a n t w ho i s i mm un e fr o m s u c h r e li e f S ee I d . § 1915 ( e )( 2 )( B ) ; s ee a l s o I d . § 1915 A ( b ) ,
If t h e p l a i n ti ff h a s , on t h r ee o r m o r e p r i o r o cca s i on s w h il e i n ca r ce r a t e d , b r ough t a n ac ti on o r a pp ea l t h a t w a s d i s m i ss e d on a ny o f t h e g r ound s li s t e d a bov e , h e ca nno t b r i ng a no t h e r ac ti on i n f o r n i a p az i p e r i s un l e ss h e i s i n i mm i n e n t d a ng e r o f s e r i ou s phy s i ca l i n j u r y . S ee I d . § 1915 ( g ) .
I n t h i s ca s e , p l a i n ti ff h a s no t p a i d t h e $400 . 00 f ili ng f ee , a nd h i s a pp li ca ti on t o p r o cee d i n f o r m a p a up e r i s i s i n c o m p l e t e . P l a i n ti ff f a il e d t o i n c l ud e a ce r ti f i e d s i x - m on t h p r i s on e r acc oun t s t a t e m e n t . T h e r e f o r e , t h e a pp li ca ti on w ill b e d e n i e d w it hou t p r e j ud i ce . A cc o r d i ng l y , t h e C l e r k o f t h e C ou r t w ill b e o r d e r e d t o a d m i n i s t r a ti v e l y c l o s e t h e ca s e . P l a i n ti ff m a y r e op e n t h i s ac ti on , ho w e v e r , by e it h e r p a y i ng t h e f ili ng f ee o r s ub m itti ng a c o m p l e t e i n f o r m a p a up e r i s a pp li ca ti on .
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