(PC) Diaz v. Mendoza

Aug 5, 2026
2:26-cv-02142

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, the certificate portion of the request, which must be completed by plaintiff’s institution of incarceration, has not been completed. Also, plaintiff has not filed a certified copy of the inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the complaint’s filing. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit a completed in forma pauperis application and a certified copy in support of the application.

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

  1. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a completed affidavit in support of the request to proceed in forma pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, and a certified copy of the inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint;
  2. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff a new Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis By a Prisoner; and
  3. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 5, 2026

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE