Walker v. Stevens et al

Filing 3

ORDER Finding Plaintiff Ineligible to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(G), and REQUIRING Plaintiff to Submit $350.00 Filing Fee WIthin Thirty Days, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 6/18/10: Plaintiff shall submit the $350.00 filing fee in full on or before 7/21/2010, or this action will be dismissed, without prejudice.(Hellings, J)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Plaintiff Harold Walker, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action 16 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on June 15, 2010. Plaintiff neither paid the $350.00 filing fee in full 17 nor filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff is 18 ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis and must submit the filing fee in full within thirty days or this 19 action will be dismissed. 20 28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. Section 1915(g) provides that "[i]n 21 no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more 22 prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court 23 of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state 24 a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious 25 physical injury." Plaintiff became subject to section 1915(g) on April 5, 2010, and is precluded from 26 /// 27 /// 28 1 v. M. STEVENS, et al., Defendants. / HAROLD WALKER, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-01073-OWW-SMS PC ORDER FINDING PLAINTIFF INELIGIBLE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(G), AND REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT $350.00 FILING FEE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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proceeding in forma pauperis unless he is, at the time the complaint is filed, under imminent danger of serious physical injury.1 The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's complaint and finds that Plaintiff does not meet the imminent danger exception.2 Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053 (9th Cir. 2007). Because Plaintiff is not under imminent danger of serious physical injury, he is ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, and is precluded from proceeding on his complaint absent the submission of the filing fee in full. Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff is ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis in this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); and 2. Plaintiff shall submit the $350.00 filing fee in full within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order or this action will be dismissed, without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 18, 2010 emm0d6 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 The Court takes judicial notice of case numbers 1:04-cv-06369-LJO-DLB PC W a lk e r v. Pierce, et al., ( E .D .C a l.) (dismissed Mar. 4, 2009, for failure to state a claim); 1:08-cv-00164-OW W -D L B PC W a lk e r v. Mimms, e t al., (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed Jun. 3, 2009, for failure to state a claim); 1:09-cv-00931-YNP-GSA PC W a lk e r v. V a z q u e z , et al., (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed Feb. 8, 2010, for failure to state a claim); and 1:09-cv-02098-SMS PC W a lk e r v . California Dept. Of Corr. & Rehab., et al., (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed Apr. 5, 2010, for failure to state a claim). 2

Plaintiff's claim in this action arises from the confiscation of his personal property at Kern Valley State P r is o n . The Court expresses no opinion on the merits of Plaintiff's claim.

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