Hays v. The Governor's Office of the State of California et al

Filing 4

ORDER directing plaintiff to complete and sign the attached addendum to his complaint, and return to the court by August 25, 2006. Signed by Judge Beverly Stites Jones on July 31, 2006. (tg)

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Hays v. The Governor's Office of the State of California et al Doc. 4 Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION S T E V E N J. HAYS v. C iv il No. 06-5135 PLAINTIFF HUMBOLDT COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE, Humboldt County, California; THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Benton County, Arkansas; BENTON COUNTY JAIL; THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; BENTON C O U N T Y ; and THE STATE OF ARKANSAS DEFENDANTS ORDER Plaintiff's complaint was filed in this case on July 19, 2006. Before the undersigned is the issue of whether the complaint should be served. In order to assist the court in making such determination, it is necessary that plaintiff provide additional information. Accordingly, it is ordered that plaintiff, Steven J. Hays, complete and sign the attached addendum to his complaint, and return the same to the court by August 25, 2006. Plaintiff is advised that should he fail to return the completed and executed addendum by August 25, 2006, his complaint may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and/or for failure to obey an order of the court. IT IS SO ORDERED this 31st day of July 2006. /s/ Beverly Stites Jones UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE -1 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Dockets.Justia.com Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 2 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION S T E V E N J. HAYS v. C iv il No. 06-5135 PLAINTIFF HUMBOLDT COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE, Humboldt County, California; THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Benton County, Arkansas; BENTON COUNTY JAIL; THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; BENTON C O U N T Y ; and THE STATE OF ARKANSAS DEFENDANTS ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT TO: STEVEN J. HAYS This form is sent to you so that you may assist the court in making a determination as to the issue of whether the complaint should be served upon the defendants. Accordingly, it is required that you fill out this form and send it back to the court by August 25, 2006 Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of your complaint. The response must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, and all questions must be answered completely in the proper space provided on this form. If you need additional space, you may attach additional sheets of paper to this addendum. -2 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 3 of 12 RESPONSE In your complaint, you allege that you were arrested on a warrant out of Humboldt County, California, on August 26, 2005. You indicate you waived extradition, pled nolo contendere, served your sentence, and were released on January 23, 2006. You allege you were placed in double jeopardy when the Humboldt County Prosecutors Office had you re-arrested on the charge on April 12, 2006. You indicate the Benton County Sheriff's Office only had to look at the date on the face of the warrant, October 5, 2005, to determine that you were incarcerated in the Benton County Jail on that date. Instead, you state they chose to violate the Constitution and place you in double jeopardy. 1. With respect to your arrest on August 26, 2005, please state: (a) what the charges were; (b) where the arrest occurred; (c) what court had issued the warrant; and (d) the date the warrant was issued. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -3 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 4 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. With respect to your plea, please state: (a) what day you entered your plea of nolo contendere; (b) what day you were sentenced on; (c) what court you were sentenced in; (d) what charges you pled to; and (d) what sentence you received. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. When did you finish serving your sentence and return to Arkansas? Answer: -4 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 5 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. With respect to your arrest on April 12, 2006, please state: (a) what the charges were; (b) where the arrest occurred; (c) what court had issued the warrant; (d) the date the warrant was issued; and (e) who arrested you. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -5 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 6 of 12 5. When you were arrested did you tell the officer or officers that you believed this warrant was on the same charges you had already been sentenced on in California and that you had served your sentence? Answer: Yes _________ No ___________. If you answered yes, please provide the court with the name of the officer or officers and indicate what response you received to your protests about the arrest. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Were you booked into the Benton County Jail following your arrest on April 12, 2006? Answer: Yes ___________ No ____________. -6 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 7 of 12 If you answered yes, please state: (a) what time you were booked in; (b) how long you remained at the Benton County Jail; and (c) whether you were released or transferred to another facility. If you were transferred to another facility, please state what facility you were transferred to. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Were you able to get the warrant voided? Answer: Yes __________ No ___________. If you answered yes, please state: (a) when you got the warrant voided; (b) who voided the warrant; and (c) how you were able to get the warrant voided. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -7 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 8 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ If you answered no, please state whether a trial date has been set on the charges or what is happening with the charges. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -8 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 9 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. You have listed a number of defendants, however, you have only mentioned specific actions taken by the Humboldt County Prosecutors' Office and the Benton County Sheriff's Office. With respect to each of the following defendants, please describe how you believe this defendant violated your federal constitutional rights. The Governor's Office of the State of California: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ The State of California: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -9 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 10 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Humboldt County, California: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Benton County Jail: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -1 0 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 11 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ The Governor's Office of the State of Arkansas: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Benton County, Arkansas: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ -1 1 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:06-cv-05135-JLH Document 4 Filed 07/31/2006 Page 12 of 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ The State of Arkansas: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS COVERED BY THE VERIFICATION MADE BY ME ON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT. _________________________________________ STEVEN J. HAYS _________________________________________ DATE -1 2 - AO72A (Rev. 8/82)

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