1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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4 FRANCISCO VIDAL, KHLOE VIDAL, Case No.: 2:19-cv-02130-JAD-EJY JAMES NESKE, and SANDRA SCHORAS, 5 Plaintiff, ORDER 6 v. 7 INTERNAL AFFAIRS LVMPD, OFFICER E. 8 CLINE, OFFICER ROWE, OFFICER ROHAN, JOE LOMBARDO, OFFICER 9 TURNER, OFFICER DIAZ, OFFICER POUPARD, and SGT. LUECK, 10 Defendants. 11 12 On December 11, 2019, Plaintiff Francisco Vidal, formerly an inmate who has been released 13 from the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections (“NDOC”), submitted an Emergency 14 Motion for Injunction on a Civil Rights Complaint form which lists three additional plaintiffs. ECF 15 No. 1-1. 16 Plaintiff has neither paid the $402 filing fee for this matter nor filed an application to proceed 17 in forma pauperis, which he must do pursuant to

(a)(1) and the U.S. District Court 18 for the District of Nevada Local Rule LSR 1-1 if he wishes to proceed without paying the mandatory 19 filing fee. Local Rule LSR 1-1 states: “Any person who is unable to prepay the fees in a civil case 20 may apply to the court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The application must be made on the 21 form provided by the court and must include a financial affidavit disclosing the applicant’s income, 22 assets, expenses, and liabilities.” 23 Further, Plaintiff is advised that a person acting pro se may not represent other people. 24 Pursuant to

, pro se litigants have the right to plead and conduct their own cases 25 personally. However, pro se litigants have no authority to represent anyone other than themselves. 26 See Cato v United States,

, 1105 n.1 (9th Cir. 1995); C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United 27 States,

(9th Cir. 1987). As such, if each plaintiff named in the Complaint (ECF 1 || in a new and separate case and submit either their own fully complete application to proceed 2 || forma pauperis or pay the full $402 filing fee. 3 The Court shall retain Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1-1), but the Court will not file tl 4 || Complaint unless and until Plaintiff timely pays the $402 filing fee or files a complete applicatic 5 || to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner. 6 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff tl 7 || approved form application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-prisoner, as well as the docume 8 || entitled information and instructions for filing an in forma pauperis application. 9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before May 3, 2021, Plaintiff shall either: (1) file 10 || fully complete application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-prisoner, in compliance with 2 11 |} U.S.C. § 1915(a) and LSR 1-1; or (2) pay the full $402 filing fee for a civil action (which includ 12 || the $350 filing fee and the $52 administrative fee). 13 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not timely comply with this Order, tl 14 || Court will recommend dismissal of this action. 15 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall retain the Complaint (ECF No. 16 |} 1), but will not file it at this time. 17 Dated this 1st day of April, 2021. 18 19 20 FAYN eke UNITED STATES MAG TE JUDGE

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