Matthes v. Solano County Detention Facilities

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/15/13 ordering plaintiff's 1/07/13 request 1 is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff is granted 30 days from the date of service of this order to file a complaint that complies with the req uirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of Practice. The clerk of the court is directed to send plaintiff the court's form for filing a civil rights action and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner.(Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD MATTHES,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-0045 AC P

vs.
SOLANO COUNTY
DETENTION FACILITIES,

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Defendants.

ORDER
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Plaintiff, a county inmate at the Solano County Detention Facility, has filed a

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document styled as a letter, seeking to change the jail’s medical procedures. No other pleadings

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have been filed by the plaintiff. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must file a complaint

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as required by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and plaintiff must either pay the

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required filing fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis.1 See 28

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U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court will not issue any orders granting or denying relief until

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an action has been properly commenced. Therefore, plaintiff’s motion will be denied without

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prejudice. Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to file his complaint, and to submit an

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If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted, plaintiff will still be required to pay the
filing fee but will be allowed to pay it in installments.
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application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis or to submit the appropriate filing fee.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s January 7, 2013, request (Docket No. 1) is denied without prejudice;

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2. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of service of this order to file a

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complaint that complies with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act, the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, and the Local Rules of Practice; the complaint must bear the docket number assigned

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this case; plaintiff must file an original and two copies of the complaint. Plaintiff shall also

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submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, the application to proceed in forma

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pauperis on the form provided by the Clerk of Court, or the filing fee in the amount of $350.00.

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Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this matter be

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dismissed; and

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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff the court’s form for filing a

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civil rights action, and the application to proceed in forma pauperis by a prisoner.

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DATED: January 15, 2013.

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ALLISON CLAIRE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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