US · rules
N.D. Okla. LCvR3-2
In Forma Pauperis Motions
(a) In Forma Pauperis Motion. A party who seeks leave to proceed without prepayment of
the filing fees must file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on the court approved form
(Pro Se or Prisoner) available on the Court’s website.
(b) Prisoner Account Certificate. If the party is a prisoner, such motion must also include a
certificate executed by an authorized officer of the appropriate penal institution stating: (1)
the amount of money or securities currently on deposit to the prisoner’s credit in any
institutional account; (2) the average monthly deposits to the prisoner’s account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the action; and (3) the average monthly
balance in the prisoner’s account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing
of the action. If the prisoner has been in more than one penal institution during the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the action, the prisoner must obtain the
required certificate from the appropriate official at each institution.
Northern District of Oklahoma Page 26 of 95
Local Rules Effective Date: 7/31/2026
(c) In Forma Pauperis Denial. In any case, if the Court denies a motion to proceed in forma
pauperis, (1) the party must pay the entire filing fee to commence the action or appeal, and
(2) the party shall have twenty-one days, unless a different time is specified by the Court,
within which to pay the required filing fees.
Provenance
- Source
- www.oknd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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