(PC) Maddox v. Covello

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL MADDOX,
Plaintiff,
v.
PATRICK COVELLO,
Defendant.
No. 2:25-cv-3513 DAD CKD P
ORDER
Plaintiff, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis. The court may authorize
the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a
person who submits an affidavit [which indicates a] person is unable to pay such fee or give
security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). A review of plaintiff’s inmate trust account statement
reveals that plaintiff is able to pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 6) is DENIED;
2. 	Plaintiff shall submit the $405.00 filing fee within 14 days. Failure to submit the
filing fee will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
Dated: 01/05/26
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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