Lopez-Rangel v. Copenhaver et al

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ORDER VACATING Judgment and DIRECTING Clerk to Reopen Action; Second Amended Complaint will be screened in due course, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 05/10/2016. Case reopened(Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ISMAEL LOPEZ-RANGEL,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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PAUL COPENHAVER, et al.,

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Case No. 1:14-cv-01175 DLB PC
ORDER VACATING JUDGMENT
AND DIRECTING CLERK TO
REOPEN ACTION
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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Ismael Lopez-Rangel (“Plaintiff”), a former federal prisoner proceeding pro se and

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in forma pauperis, filed this civil action on July 28, 2014, pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown

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Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), which provides a remedy for

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violation of civil rights by federal actors.1
On April 19, 2016, the Court dismissed this action for failure to comply with numerous Court

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orders and failure to prosecute, and entered judgment.
On May 6, 2016, the Court received Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint. In light of the

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fact that Plaintiff now resides in Mexico and there are possible mail delays, as well as the fact that

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Plaintiff is attempting to comply with Court orders, the Court VACATES the April 19, 2016,

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judgment and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to reopen this action.

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge on August 13, 2014.

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Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint will be screened in due course.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Dennis

May 10, 2016

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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