Court Forms.

(a) Complaints and Petitions. All prisoner complaints, petitions, or motions challenging a conviction or sentence shall be signed under penalty of perjury and legibly written or typewritten on approved court forms available on the court’s website or from the clerk’s office. Documents that do not substantially conform to court forms may be stricken or dismissed. (b) In Forma Pauperis Applications.

Prisoners seeking in forma pauperis status shall file a complete “Application to Proceed In District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs” (AO 240), available on the court’s website or from the clerk’s office. The application shall include: (1) A certification of the warden or other appropriate officer of the institution in which the prisoner is confined as to the amount of money or securities on deposit to the prisoner’s credit; (2) A copy of the prisoner’s account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the six (6) month period preceding the filing of the action; and (3) The prisoner’s consent to the collection of fees. 63 The court will take no action on motions or other requests filed in prisoner cases until payment is received or in forma pauperis status is granted.