Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY LAMAR BLACK, No. 2:21-cv-2167-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER P. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel in a civil action. He has submitted an affidavit requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). He has not, however, submitted a certified trust account statement. Section 1915(a)(2) requires “a prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without prepayment of fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the affidavit filed under paragraph (1), shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . . , obtained from the appropriate official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined.” Plaintiff has not submitted a certified copy of his trust account statement or the 26 …