Grier v. Cate, et al.

Filing 12

ORDER DISMISSING CASE With Prejudice, for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May Be Granted and ORDER That This Case is Subject to the "Three-Strikes" Provision Set Forth in 28 U.S.C. 1915(g) signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 4/28/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALEXANDER GRIER, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 vs. MATTHEW CATE, et al., 15 Defendants. 1:16-cv-00656-GSA-PC ORDER DISMISSING CASE, WITH PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED (ECF No. 1.) 16 ORDER THAT THIS CASE IS SUBJECT TO THE “THREE STRIKES” PROVISION SET FORTH IN § 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(g) 17 ORDER FOR CLERK TO CLOSE CASE 18 19 20 I. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION 21 Alexander Grier (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights 22 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 26, 2016, Plaintiff filed the Complaint 23 commencing this action at the United States District Court for the Southern District of 24 California. (ECF No. 1.) On May 10, 2016, the case was transferred to the Eastern District of 25 California. (ECF No. 3.) 26 On June 6, 2016, Plaintiff consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction in this action 27 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and no other parties have made an appearance. (ECF No. 7.) 28 Therefore, pursuant to Appendix A(k)(4) of the Local Rules of the Eastern District of 1 1 California, the undersigned shall conduct any and all proceedings in the case until such time as 2 reassignment to a District Judge is required. Local Rule Appendix A(k)(3). 3 The court screened Plaintiff’s Complaint and issued an order on March 6, 2017, 4 dismissing the Complaint for failure to state a claim, with leave to file an amended complaint 5 within thirty days. (ECF No. 11.) The thirty-day time period has expired, and Plaintiff has not 6 filed an amended complaint or otherwise responded to the court’s order. As a result, there is no 7 pleading on file which sets forth any claims upon which relief may be granted. 8 9 10 Accordingly, this case shall be DISMISSED, with prejudice, based on Plaintiff=s failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under section 1983. II. CONCLUSION 11 Therefore, based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 12 1. 13 14 relief may be granted under § 1983; 2. 15 16 This action is dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which This dismissal is subject to the “three-strikes” provision set forth in 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(g). Silva v. Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1098 (9th Cir. 2011); and 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 17 18 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 28, 2017 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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